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20. Juli 1977 · George Morton Levy, founder and president of Roosevelt Raceway and pioneer of modern night harness racing, died yesterday of a heart attack at Nassau Hospital in Mineola, L.I. He was 89 years...
Executive Official: Yes. Executive: Yes. Election Into Living Hall of Fame: 1966. Year of Death: 1977. Biography: "The Godfather" of modern harness racing, George Morton Levy was born in Seaford, Long Island, New York in 1888. He first reached national prominence as a criminal lawyer.
The property was leased in 1939 by a group of investors (Old Country Trotting Association) led by George Morton Levy with the intention of opening a harness racing track. However, unlike previous incarnations of the sport, Levy's track would race at night, with single heat races, in an attempt to bring the "hick sport" to the ...
- July 15, 1988
- Westbury, New York, United States
- September 2, 1940
- Harness
1. Nov. 2015 · Criminal defense attorney George Morton Levy. Getty Images. “‘Cokey Flo’ Brown,” Levy explained, although the name meant nothing to Kornbluth. She was a heroin addict and a former madam and...
27. Apr. 2022 · About George Morton Levy. Although he began a career as a successful criminal lawyer, George Morton Levy became internationally-renowned as the father of the modern harness racing industry. Levy founded Roosevelt Raceway on Long Island in 1940 for harness racing. As a lawyer, he represented mobsters like "Lucky" Luciano.
- Seaford, New York
- lawyer
- June 26, 1889
21. Apr. 2023 · The Yonkers Raceway series originally was the Levy, named for Hall of Famer George Morton Levy. Let’s take a look at the man whose name used to grace the series: • George Morton Levy was born in 1888 in Seafield, Long Island and died at 89 in 1977. • He opened his first law office in 1912.
22. Juli 1977 · George Morton Levy had planned a gala at his home in Old Westbury. L.I., for last night to entertain horsemen, press and others involved in Roosevelt Raceway's 19th International Trot, but...
