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KOBAYASHI. Ichizo

Founder of Takarazuka Undo Kyokai and the Hankyu Braves

Inducted	1968
Category	Elected by the Special Committee
From	Yamanashi
Born	January 3,1873
Died	January 25,1957
Alma Mater	Keio University

In 1913 he built Toyonaka Stadium. In 1923, he helped Nihon Undo Kyokai resume its pro baseball activity in Takarazuka. As president of HankyuElectric RR, he organized the Hankyu Braves in 1936 and built Nishinomiya Stadium in 1937.

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