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For Immediate Release
July 26th, 2004
Contact: Priscilla Clarke
Clarke & Associates
Tel: 202.723.2200
Fax: 202.723.4558
Negro League Legends Hall of Fame Groundbreaking Ceremony
Walter "Buck" Leonard Memorial Hall
Saturday, August 14, 2004, the Negro League Legends hall of Fame will have their groundbreaking Ceremony at 913 12th Street, N.E. Washington, D.C., at 11:00 a.m.
The vision of the Negro League Legends Hall of Fame is to educate young and old about the contributions of the Negro League Legends in American Baseball History. There were over 3,000 Negro League Legends from the 1920's to the middle of the 1960's. They were the pioneers in a league of some of the greatest players to play the game of baseball. Segregation kept them from playing in the white major leagues until Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. Prior to the 1920's, blacks and whites played America's game together, just as they do now. The N.L.L.H.O.F. will feature Legendary Sportswriter Sam Lacy's Tribute "Negro League Baseball" and the Rutherford Hayes Jones Collection Colored Professional Baseball early 1900's prior Negro League Baseball. There will be a one-of-a-kind research center dedicated to all of the Negro League Legends, Major, Minor and those who barnstormed as a salute to playing for the love of the game.
Negro League Hall of Fame Schedule
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Ramada New Carrollton
8500 Annapolis Road
New Carrollton, Maryland
301.459.6700
10:30 a.m.
Official Announcement
Negro League Legends Hall of Fame Groundbreaking
Contributors Presentation
Boys & Girls Club of America Greater Washington area Educational Partnership
and National Tour
September 6, 2004
Black Baseball Heritage Game
Rickwood Stadium the oldest baseball stadium in the U.S.
located in Birmingham, Alabama.
Friday, August 13, 2004
Black-Tie GalaRamada New Carrollton
8500 Annapolis Road
New Carrollton, Maryland
7:00 p.m.
Donation: $100.00
Negro League Silent Auction
Legendary Sportswriter Sam Lacy's Tribute "Negro League Baseball" Gallery
Up-Close Negro League Legends Interview with T.V. personality
Big Band Tribute -Isaac Daniel, Jr. & La Shana Barker
Saturday, August 14, 2004 Open to the Public
Ground BreakingNegro League Legends Hall of Fame & Museum
11:00 a.m.913th 12th street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.
Ceremony hosts: 500 youths, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington area … representing MD, VA & D.C. metropolitan to host and share the great legacy and the Historical moment … the arrival of the Negro League Legends and ground-breaking.
Ayanna WhiteNLLHOF Ambassador (9 years old)
Ardmore Elementary School
Honorary Guest:
Lugenia Leonard, wife of Walter Fenner "Buck" Leonard
Geraldine Day, wife of Leon Day
Mrs. Sandra Bankhead Guinn & Mrs. Brenda Bankhead Barrow daughters of Sam Bankhead
Connie Brooks, Adopted daughter Legendary James "Cool Papa" Bell
Sean Gibson, Great grandson of Josh Gibson
Curtis Roberts, Jr. son of Curtis Roberts, Sr.
Tim Lacy, Son of Legendary Sportswriter Sam Lacy
Negro League Legends
Special Guest Artists: La Shana Barker & Brian Lenair
Thank You,
Dwayne Renal Sims
Founder/CEO
Negro League Legends Hall of Fame
drsims@tri-network.net
301.647.2145
http://www.negroleaguelegendshalloffame.org
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