That night rose into civic legend. For 65 years, the turnout of 50,988 remained the largest high school single-game attendance in American history. In 2013, it was surpassed by a
By the time he finished delivering a motivational speech that would have made Knute Rockne proud, Dick Vitale looked like he’d been through two rinse cycles. He was bathed in sweat. As he wiped perspiration from his brow, the 1,000 people who had gathered at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center in the fall of 1997 .May 11, 2022
Grant Home Run Johnson, WNY s unknown slugger
Efforts are underway to get the Baseball Hall of Fame to remember the man considered to be one of the best hitters of the early years of baseball. Author: Peter Gallivan Updated: 8:42 AM EST February 23, 2021
HAMBURG, N.Y. 2 On Your Side is continuing to celebrate Black History Month by highlighting a little-known baseball great with ties to the Queen City, and more specifically the efforts to get him recognized by The Baseball Hall of Fame.
Tucked away in Hamburg s Lakeside Cemetery, in a far off corner, stands a seemingly ordinary plaque honoring an extraordinary man named Grant Home Run Johnson.