Earl Bartholome
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Earl Franklin Bartholome (June 21, 1914 – January 27, 2002), born as Earl Bartholomew, was an American
United States
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 ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 player.

Bartholome was born in Valley City, North Dakota
Valley City, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,826 people, 2,996 households, and 1,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,062.5 per square mile . There were 3,250 housing units at an average density of 982.0 per square mile...

. His parents were William "Bill" N. Bartholomew and Clara U. Bartholomew. Bill and Clara had five children: Earl, Vern, Ken
Ken Bartholomew
Kenneth "Ken" Eldred Bartholomew is a former speed skating champion from the United States.Bartholomew was born in Leonard, North Dakota. His parents were William "Bill" N. Bartholomew and Clara U. Bartholomew. Bill and Clara had five children: Earl, Vern, Ken, Ardys, and Carl...

, Ardys, and Carl. Bill was the head timer at local, state, and national speed skating events for about 35 years and a member of the timing committees at the US Olympic speed skating trials in the 1950s.

In 1932, Bartholome married Lauretta Rice. They had three children together: Judy Earlette, Diane, and Terry Earl.

Bartholome played in the United States Hockey League
United States Hockey League
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 with the Minneapolis Millers
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, as well as the Rochester Cardinals and the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
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. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame
United States Hockey Hall of Fame
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 in 1977. Bartholome died in St. Louis Park, Minnesota
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 44,126 people, 20,782 households, and 10,557 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,122.5 persons per square mile . There were 21,140 housing units at an average density of 1,975.0 per square mile...

 in 2002 at the age of 88.

Bartholome's surname originally was Bartholomew, but he dropped the "w" in order to avoid confusion with his younger brother Ken Bartholomew
Ken Bartholomew
Kenneth "Ken" Eldred Bartholomew is a former speed skating champion from the United States.Bartholomew was born in Leonard, North Dakota. His parents were William "Bill" N. Bartholomew and Clara U. Bartholomew. Bill and Clara had five children: Earl, Vern, Ken, Ardys, and Carl...

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