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William “Dummy” Hoy: Outfielder
0 Comments Published April 8th, 2009 in Dummy Hoy, Baseball, William Hoy, ASL, American Sign Language, Famous Deaf Americans, Sign LanguageI have chosen to refer to William Hoy as “Dummy” in this essay. In his lifetime, he repeatedly asked people to call him “Dummy”, and prefered this name to the name William. Though the name has negative connotations today, I felt that it was important, and ultimately respectful to his memory, to call the man what […]
