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Born Hazen Shirley Cuyler on August 30th, 1898, Kiki Cuyler was an American Major League Baseball right fielder active between 1921 and 1938. Starting in 1921 Cuyler played for the Pittsburg Pirates, leading them to a World Series victory in 1925. In 1928 he was traded to the Chicago Cubs because of disputes with the Pirate's manager. Playing with Chicago for 7 seasons, in 1936 he signed with the Cincinnati Reds and played there for 2 seasons before spending his final season, 1938, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Coaching in the minor leagues after his retirement, during the 1940s he coached for the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox until his tragic death at the age of 51 from a heart attack on Februrary 11, 1950. In 1968, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and in 1981 he was included in the book The 100 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time by Lawrence Ritter and Donald Honig.

This button is part of the Orbit Gum baseball series, a 54-player set issued by Orbit Gum Company of Chicago starting in 1932. Orbit had a brand of gum known as “Tattoo” which issued the baseball series buttons.

Read more about the History of Cubs Buttons on the Busy Beaver blog.

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Kapuskasing Minor Hockey League (also called Kap Minor Hockey or KMHL) is located in Ontario, Canada. It hosts nine divisions, from Pee Wee to adults, and about 50 teams compete in the divisions. In 1981, the KMHL celebrated their diamond jubilee, or 60th anniversary.

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This button is for the American Legion’s Junior Baseball Booster Club. American Legion Baseball provides opportunities for young men to practice fitness, demonstrate leadership, and have fun. Junior baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by teenage boys in all 50 states with more than 5,000 teams, and was founded in 1925. In 1956, the American Legion Baseball National Champions were from St. Louis, Missouri.

A booster club is an organization that supports another club, sports team, or organization by hosting events, fundraising, or cheering on the team. 

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This button is for the American Legion’s Junior Baseball Booster Club. American Legion Baseball provides opportunities for young men to practice fitness, demonstrate leadership, and have fun. Junior baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by teenage boys in all 50 states with more than 5,000 teams, and was founded in 1925. In 1952, the American Legion Baseball National Champions were from Cincinnati, Ohio.

A booster club is an organization that supports another club, sports team, or organization by hosting events, fundraising, or cheering on the team. 

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Indiana University Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana. Indiana University competes in the NCAA's Division 1 and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The school's official colors are cream and crimson though all school sports uniforms are red and white. The school does not have an official mascot but the school and the athletes are commonly referred to as the "Hoosiers" which is a nickname for native residents or people currently living in Indiana.

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Every sport has its fans. Sports spectating has a history going back as far as sports themselves. Branded merchandise featuring mascots is one of the ways fans show enthusiasm for the game and cheer on the team. Tigers are the mascot of several Illinois sports teams: at current count, 13 high schools and 1 university team.

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The "O" featured on the state of Illinois stands for "Ogilvie". Richard B. Ogilvie was governor of Illinois for only one term, from 1969-1973. Due to Ogilvie's many accomplishments while in office, he is considered one of the best governors in Illinois's history. Ogilvie's notable achievements include establishing an income tax and saving the economically strapped state; creating an antipollution program; and developing or restructuring several agencies within the government like the Illinois Bureau of Investigation and the Human Rights Commission.

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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's (UIUC) team colors are typically orange and blue; however, this button displays orange and black. UIUC is the flagship of the University of Illinois system. Other campuses are UIC (at Chicago) and UIS (at Springfield). The University was originally founded in 1867 as the Illinois Industrial University and today is one of the most world-renowned for its research in numerous fields. 

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This University of Illinois button would have been proudly worn by any "Fighting Illini" fan. The characteristic blue 'Illinois' text overlaid on orange is an unmistakable mark of the storied and historic university.

The Fighting Illini are the athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and offers 10 men's and 11 women's varsity sports. The University operates a number of athletic facilities, including Memorial Stadium for football, the State Farm Center for both men's and women's basketball, the Atkins Tennis Center for men's and women's tennis, and Huff Hall for the women's, the men's wrestling, and the men's teams. The Fighting Illini lay claim to over twenty-five National Championships dating back to 1900.

The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, founded in 1867, is a public research-intensive university in the U.S. state of Illinois, and it is ranked eleventh in the nation. 

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Huskers, short for Cornhuskers, represent the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  The Cornhuskers have the highest winning percentage of any college football program between 1965 and 2015.  Nebraska has won 46 conference championships and five national championships.  The Orange Bowl in 1966 was one of five consecutive bowl game seasons starting with the 1962 Gotham Bowl in Miami.  They lost 28- 39 to the Alabama Crimson Tide.