Randy Owen remembers Charley Pride, K.T. Oslin
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
Charley Pride performs Kiss An Angel Good Morning at the 50th annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. on Nov. 3, 2016. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
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Pride was not one of the scheduled performers that night, Owen said.
“He flew in totally secret,” Owen said. “I had no idea to look for him. Then there in the crowd comes Charley Pride walking up. I said, ‘Charley, what are you doing here?’ He said, ‘I hear you’re doing something for St. Jude.’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He comes up onstage and gets the guitar and of course the crowd loved him.”
Former Negro League player, Norfolk native appreciates MLB recognition
Major League Baseball announced Wednesday it will include records from the Negro Leagues, a group of seven leagues comprised of Black players founded in 1920. Author: Eugene Daniel (WVEC) Updated: 12:11 AM EST December 17, 2020
NORFOLK, Va. Not a day goes by that Sam Allen does not think about his time playing professional baseball.
“At one time the Negro League was more potent than the Major League,” he said.
The 84-year-old Norfolk native played four seasons in the Negro Leagues with the Kansas City Monarchs, Raleigh Tigers, and Memphis Red Sox.
The seven leagues comprised of Black players featured some of the greatest players in the history of the game, but their accomplishments could not be found in official Major League Baseball records. until now.