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Unique Facts and Famous People in Greater Binghamton

• Greater Binghamton is the Carousel Capital of the world, boasting 6 antique carousels. It’s also the Pierogie Capital (2008 and 2009 – Mrs. T’s) and the original Home of the Spiedie!
• Celebrities such as Rod Serling, creator of The Twilight Zone, and Johnny Hart, known for his B.C. Comic Strip, grew up in Greater Binghamton.
• The Triplets, the farm team to the Yankees, called Binghamton home. (Thurman Munson, Whitey Ford, and others played here.)
• The Exterminator, a Kentucky Derby winner, was buried in Binghamton.
• Basketball star, King Rice, went to Binghamton High School and is currently coaching.
• Coach of Seton Hall Bobby Gonzalez is from Binghamton.
• Hockey player Mike Dunham is from Binghamton.
• US Olympic bobsled team member Chris Coleman is from Binghamton.
• James Matthews, who brought the Broome Dusters (AHL) to Binghamton, is from Binghamton.
• Baseball pitcher for the Yankees Steve Kraley is from Binghamton.
• Hockey player for the Dusters Frankie Hamel is from Binghamton.
• Danny Nagel, who pitched the last World Series at Abbots Field for the Brooklyn Dodgers, is from Binghamton.
• Bill Harrison, who scored the most touchdowns for Binghamton Central in 1957, is from Binghamton.
• Becka Wiggins, who pitched a no hitter for SV baseball, is from Binghamton?
• Cornell Basketball player Chuck Rolles, who had 55 pts in one game, is from Binghamton.

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