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This quote is just one of 9 total Bob Kendrick quotes in our collection. Bob Kendrick is known for saying 'This will provide a glimpse of what life was like in the Negro Leagues.' as well as some of the following quotes.
I call it a barnstorming tour. Taking it to communities all over the country, introducing many folks to Negro Leagues baseball for the first time.
When they see images of guys like Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Ernie Banks and Roy Campanella, whom they recognize as household major-league stars, and realize they came out of the Negro Leagues, all of a sudden that mindset changes.
You learn what they had to endure to build this enterprise, but you also learn what an incredible enterprise they were able to sculpt out of the hardships of segregation.
Most people don't know these guys came out of the Negro Leagues, and those are some of the household names in Major League Baseball. That's just a sampling of the kind of talent that was present in the Negro Leagues.
This quote is just one of 9 total Bob Kendrick quotes in our collection. Bob Kendrick is known for saying 'This will provide a glimpse of what life was like in the Negro Leagues.' as well as some of the following quotes.