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John Flaherty is well known by his nickname "Flash." On August 26, 2008, John Flaherty was among the "Starting Nine" inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame.
On May 15, 2009, Flaherty was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY.
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