jim konstanty

Oneonta baseball legend Jim Konstanty was announced recently as a new inductee in the Greater Buffalo Sports hall of Fame.  Konstanty's plaque will read: Casimir (Jim) Konstanty was raised on a farm in Strykersville. He starred in sports at Arcade High School and played basketball at Syracuse University...

Jim Konstanty was a legendary figure roaming the streets of Oneonta, long top coat flapping in the wind and his pure white head of hair making him unmistakable in a crowd. Jim was a longtime Oneonta attorney who cast a large shadow over his home area...

It has just been announced that the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame Committee has chosen outfielder Pat Burrell for their highest honor this year.  Oneonta's own Jim Konstanty was one of the 5 finalists for this tribute. Jim's daughter, Helen Rees, says: "It has been wonderful seeing the interest and support that this voting has brought out as well as hearing all the warm memories of so ma

I just heard from Oneonta resdient Helen Rees who told me that her father, Major League pitcher Jim Konstnaty, has been voted into the five top finalists for induction into the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame this summer.  Jim was a long time pitcher for the Phillies and actually was the starter for them of Game 1 in their appearance in the 1950 World Series against the New York Yankees... Read

Oneonta's legendary baseball star Jim Konstanty has been nominated this year for the Philadelphia Phillies "Wall of Honor."  I spoke with his daughter Helen (Rees) yesterday about this and she reminded me of all the good things her Dad did for area youth over his many years in Oneonta...

I was going through some of my old stuff the other day and I came upon this May, 1951 SPORT magazine: I hadn't seen this is many years and forgot why I kept it.  So I thumbed through it.  A-ha!  There on the inside pages if a full feature article on Oneonta's own major league star Jim Konstanty...