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About Wilfred 'Boomer' Harding
- Wilfred "Boomer" Harding (6 August 1915 – 14 September 1991) was born in Chatham, Ontario to parents Sarah (Holmes) Harding and Andrew 'Bill' Harding.
- Boomer had 7 siblings by the names of Carl, Georgina, Florence, Beulah, James Leonard 'Len', Andrew, and Wanda.
- With his athletic abilities, Boomer not only played baseball with the Chatham Coloured All-Stars, but also hockey with the Windsor Staffords.
- His abilities were also highly recognized in track as well as basketball and soccer.
- While attending Chatham Vocational High School, Boomer won titles for pole vaulting, basketball, soccer and hockey.
- However, being born in 1915, when there was a color barrier in society and sports, Boomer faced many challenges and struggled to advance his sports career due to the colour of his skin.
- Before the 1940s, black athletes were not allowed to be part of most professional leagues and were rarely wanted in amateur leagues.
- Despite the constant discrimination, Boomer was known by those who were close to him as very compassionate, friendly, kind and a gentleman.
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