A new baseball field in Oak Cliff, Dallas, has been named after William 'Bill' Blair Jr., a former Negro Leagues pitcher and civil rights legend. The $5 million facility features new turf, stadium lights, and honors Blair's legacy as a community leader, baseball pioneer, and civil rights activist.
A new $5 million baseball field in Oak Cliff honors William"Bill" Blair Jr., a former Negro Leagues pitcher who went on to become a civil rights icon.
The South Oak Cliff Golden Bears baseball team dreamed of bright lights and maybe new turf for their baseball diamond on the corner of 52nd and Horizon Street behind Frederick D. Todd Middle School.After two and a half years of work and five million dollars later, the Golden Bears have what Dallas ISD said is a jewel.
“The work that my father poured into this community, this city, and this region at large, I’m immensely grateful,” Darryl E. Blair, Sr. said. “He would be greatly humbled.”The president of the Negro Baseball League Museum, Bob Kendrick, was present Monday afternoon for the dedication of the field.
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