BLOHARDS

The BLOHARDS (Benevolent Loyal Order of Honorable Ancient Redsox Diehard Sufferers) are a New York City-based group that supports the Boston Red Sox baseball team.^[1]

History

The BLOHARDS were founded around 1965 by Jim Powers of Weston, Connecticut when about dozen New York City-based Red Sox fans got together to drink and discuss the Red Sox.^[2] Author Henry Berry served as senior vice president.^[3] The group pulls most of its members from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.^[4]

Members of the group meet regularly, and when the Red Sox play the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, the group organizes bus trips for members to attend games.^[5][6] Beginning in 1968, the BLOHARDS have traveled to Boston for Opening Day at Fenway Park.^[2]

By 1986, there were about 300 members, including then-National League president and future Commissioner of Baseball Bart Giamatti.^[7]