DAILY DOUBLE

DAILY DOUBLE July 28, 1982: Comedian Joe E. Brown dies. Born in Holgate, Brown’s best role came in Some Like It Hot, when he responds “Well, nobody’s perfect” when the woman of his dreams, played by Jack Lemmon, reveals herself a man in disguise. July 28, 1979 – Richard Affolter, New Philadelphia, lands a monster at Clendening Lake: a 76.5 pound Flathead Catfish. At 59 5/8 inches long, it's the biggest fish ever caught in Ohio.

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Record temperature of 131

July 21, 1934 – State record temperature of 131 set near Gallipolis, and in 2001, Fremont’s James S. Williams decides to go fishing on the Sandusky River, which runs right through town. He catches a 23.5 pound Drum, also known as a Sheepshead, that is 37 1/8 inches long and brings Williams a state record.
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Sizemore's white bass

July 1, 1983 – Ira Sizemore of Cincinnati catches a 4-pound 21-inch white bass from a Southwest Ohio gravel pit. It’s a whopper and a state record.
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