Event Details
The Negro Baseball Leagues: An American Legacy Lecture
Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 3:30pm
Westmont College, 955 La Paz Rd., Montecito
Event Description
Westmont College presents an evening with Byron Motley, as he speaks on the Negro Leagues and his new book. Byron Motley has a rare insight into the historic league because his father, Bob Motley, umpired in the Negro Leagues for several years. Motley authored Ruling Over Monarchs, Giants and Stars: Umpiring in the Negro Leagues and Beyond, a memoir of his father who called balls and strikes during games with such legends as Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Ernie Banks and Willie Mays.
The lecture is sponsored by Westmont athletics, kinesiology and intercultural programs.
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Westmont athletics, kinesiology and intercultural programs
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Phone: 805-565-6051
Web site: http://www.westmont.edu/
