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The Story of Willard "Home Run" Brown | Featuring the Late Willard Brown
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Sep 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
He was Ese Hombre. He was Sunny. He was Home Run Brown. He was Special Services for the US Army at the invasion of Normandy. And he was the Negro Leagues' greatest power hitter of the 1940's.Meet Willard Brown, through the stories of Bob Kendrick and the archived voice of Brown himself. Hear how the late Hall of Famer planned to be a Kansas City Monarch from an early age, and ended up rewriting their record books. Hear about his legendary tape-measure shots, and game-winning heroics, his larger-than-life persona in his career in Latin America, and the joy he brought to European troops hitting home runs for the Army in World War II. And don't miss the story of Willard Brown's historic, yet ill-fated, stint as the first Black player (alongside Hank Thompson) in St. Louis Browns history, and why it paled in comparison the competitive levels of the Negro Leagues. Interviews with Willard Brown recorded June 22, 1982, and appear courtesy of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - @nlbmprezTo support the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and preserve the legacy of Buck O'Neil, please visit ThanksAMillionBuck.comVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - NLBM.comSee and Support the Dream of the NEW Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Pitch for the Future
Released:
Sep 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (90)
"The Queen of the Negro Leagues": Bob Kendrick & Jim Overmyer on the Legacy of Effa Manley: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick discusses the legacy of Newark Eagles co-owner and Baseball Hall of Famer Effa Manley, from building a championship squad in Newark (4:28) and her battles with Branch Rickey (14:13), to her success in getting compensation from the Major Leagues for Larry Doby (24:01) and her tireless activism for civil rights (26:53), followed by a conversation with biographer Jim Overmyer (31:12). by Black Diamonds