page_title: Sports in Brooklyn
hierarchical_section_title: Sports in Brooklyn
caption_attribution_description: English: The speed skating team of the Euclid School, Brooklyn in the early 1900s
context_page_description: Brooklyn has an active sports scene that spans over a hundred years. The borough is home of the Barclays Center and the National Basketball Association's Brooklyn Nets as well as the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, and for many decades the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball before they moved to Los Angeles in 1957.
  Brooklyn has also been a breeding place for many famous sports figures such as Joe Paterno, Joe Pepitone, Joe Torre, Al "Bummy" Davis, Larry Brown, Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson, Paul Lo Duca, Vinny Testaverde, and Vince Lombardi.
  Parks throughout the borough including Prospect Park, Marine Park, and the community sports complex at Floyd Bennett Field provide residents an opportunity to practice and hone their sports skills and talents.
context_section_description: Brooklyn has an active sports scene that spans over a hundred years. The borough is home of the Barclays Center and the National Basketball Association's Brooklyn Nets as well as the National Hockey League's New York Islanders, and for many decades the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball before they moved to Los Angeles in 1957.
  Brooklyn has also been a breeding place for many famous sports figures such as Joe Paterno (Penn State), Joe Pepitone (MLB), Joe Torre (MLB), Al "Bummy" Davis (boxing), Larry Brown (NBA), Michael Jordan (NBA), Mike Tyson (boxing), Paul Lo Duca (MLB), Vinny Testaverde (NFL), and Vince Lombardi (NFL).
  Parks throughout the borough including Prospect Park, Marine Park, and the community sports complex at Floyd Bennett Field provide residents an opportunity to practice and hone their sports skills and talents.
caption: Speed skating team of the Euclid School, Brooklyn in the early 1900s. From left: Morris Wood, Allen Taylor, Hugh Palliser and Gus Stolz.
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