) The FortWorthFlood of 1949... (As if you didn't know, right?!) But in May 1949, Mother Nature outdid herself ... To put it another way, the 1949 flood equaled nearly 5,000 football fields underwater at once.
HOISINGTON — Thomas Edward ‘Tom’ Polzin, 77, died May 10, 2026, at his home in Hoisington, Kan. He was born March 27, 1949, the son of Joseph and Dorothy (Schremmer) Polzin ... Upon returning home he worked for awhile at KansasBrick and Tile ... P.O. Box 146.
The big left-handed slugger has been so good that he's putting up a combination of numbers that hasn't been matched since Ted Williams in 1949 -- that's 77 years ago, for those keeping score at home.