CLEVELAND, Ohio – Of the dozens of people who showed up in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood to mark the groundbreaking for a statue of former Indians slugger Rocky Colavito, few beamed as much as Sheldon Green. Like many people of a certain age, Green was fond of the New York-born Colavito, an endearment the ballplayer shared with his adopted city. In 1960, Green was in a theater when the .
Rocky Colavito statue plans moving along despite Covid delays
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 24, 2020
A committee is working on getting a statue installed in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood for former Indians slugger Rocky Colavito in 2021. Despite some delays because of Covid concerns, the committee is optimistic it will reach its fundraising goal. In this photo Colavito leaps in vain for Yogi Berra s fourth-inning home run with two on base on May 25, 1958, in Cleveland.AP
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Fundraising efforts for the Rocky Colavito statue planned for Little Italy look to be on track after coronavirus restrictions delayed its unveiling.