Print, Photographic

Photograph

Shanaman Sports Museum

Patsy Hamm and Jack Boyle

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2002.27.06

Description

Photo of Hamm and Jack Boyle performing “Boogie Woogie” at the 1949 Ice Capers show. Patsy (Hamm) Dillingham began skating in 1942 when she and her family moved from Eatonville to Lakewood. Hamm and her partners won the Northwest and Pacific Coast Junior Pairs and Ladies Pairs events by 1948. In 1949 Hamm won the Northwest Novice Ladies title and placed fourth in the U.S. North American team Senior Pairs. Her success continued in 1950 when she won Northwest Junior Ladies and Northwest and Pacific Coast Senior Pairs championships. Hamm, a Clover Park graduate, began skating professionally in 1951 and teaching classes at the Lakewood rink. Among her top students were Jerry and Julianne Fotheringill, two-time national pairs champions. Hamm was inducted into the Tacoma Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.

Made/Created

Date made

1949

Lexicon

Search Terms

Figure Skating, Professional/Semi-Pro, Recreational

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Person or Organization

Hamm, Patsy

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Dillingham (Hamm), Patsy

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Boyle, Jack

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Fotheringill, Jerry

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Fotheringill, Judianne

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Lakewood

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Eatonville

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Clover Park High School

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Pacific Coast Senior Championships

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Pacific Coast Junior Championships

Related Events

Event

1949 Ice Capers