Life and Times of Emlen Tunnell Part II

Emlen Tunnell video Part 3

Delco’s 100+ games NFL players

Legends-Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum 20th Anniversary book, AVAILABLE NOW FOR  A  DONATION OF  $35 or more…

 

Video Interview Pagano and Vankoski part 2

Part 1

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SLDC Museum Cavalcade of Stars Luncheon 2019
Rich Pagano interviews a few of our special guests. Jim Vankoski 610-909-4919

Friends of the SLDC Museum here is the link to the 60-minute version of the Cavalcade of Stars luncheon.

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Daily Times Sports Figures of the Year 1996: Kate Fonshell, Penncrest High, Villanova, track (Olympic Games) 1997: John Mobley, Chichester High, football (Denver Broncos Supers Bowl Champs) 1998: Bo Ryan, Chester High, basketball coach 1999: Pat Croce, Lansdowne-Aldan High, NBA basketball (76ers owner) 1999: Leroy Burrell, Penn Wood High, Sports Figure of the Millennium, track 2000: Emily deRiel, Haverford High, pentathlon (Olympic silver medal) 2001: Brendan Hansen, Haverford High, swimming (Olympics gold medal) 2002: Mike Scioscia, Springfield High, baseball (World Series champs) 2003: Harry Perretta, Monsignor Bonner High, Villanova, basketball 2004: Brendan Hansen, Haverford High, swimming (Olympics gold medal) 2005: Kevin Clancy, Strath Haven High, football (Delco record for coaching wins) 2006: Vince Papale, Interboro High, football (Invincible movie) 2007: Dan Connor, Strath Haven High, football (PSU All-American) 2008: Fred Pickett, Chester High, basketball (third state title win) 2009: Andy Talley, Haverford High, Villanova, football (NCAA 1-AA title) 2010: Matt Szczur, Villanova, football, baseball (bone marrow donor; MLB draftee) 2011: Philadelphia Union, Chester, soccer 2012: Larry Yarbray, Chester High, basketball (PIAA champions) 2013: Merion Golf Club, Haverford, golf (Hosted national championship tournament) 2014: John Robertson, Villanova, football (bone marrow donor program; All-American) 2015: Joe Crawford, Havertown, basketball (NBA referee) 2016: Jay Wright, Villanova, basketball (NCAA champions) 2017: Jameer Nelson, Chester High basketball (More than 12 years in NBA; earned his diploma from St. Joe in 2018) 2018: Jim Vankoski, Chester High (SLDC Museum). 2019 Natasha Cloud, Cardinal O’Hara, basketball.

Legends of Delco Baseball video

 Emlen Tunnell

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Dave Burman interviews Bobby Shantz

Gertie Dunn and Putty

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Meredith and Burrell

Stanley Glenn Salutes Mickey Vernon

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Baseball in the 1936 Olympics SLDC Museum Special

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Danny Murtaugh/Dick Groat

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The Mickey Vernon Sports History Museum is saluting the golden age of baseball and this country’s “Greatest Generation” with a new DVD called “Ballfield to Battlefield and Back–From FDR to JFK”.  The DVD features sixty minutes of color footage of WW II and Korean War-era major league players from 1939 through the 1950s.

More than eighty players in the DVD who served in the military, including 40 members of the Hall of Fame, are identified, along with their branch of service.  Among the Hall of Fame veterans featured are Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Bob Feller, Warren Spahn, Hank Greenberg, Jackie Robinson, and Yogi Berra.  All of those featured were professional ballplayers prior to WW II, served their country during WW II and then returned to the ballfield–Ted Williams was called to serve again during the Korean war. The DVD also features four presidents (FDR, Harry Truman, Ike, and JFK) “throwing out the first ball” in Washington DC.  There is also color footage of Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium in 1947 and of the legendary Honus Wagner when he was a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

This national treasure was filmed and narrated by two former major-league players, George Case (six-time stolen base champion and four-time all-star) and Mickey Vernon (two-time batting champion and seven-time all-star).  For information on how to obtain this DVD for that special fan of the WW II and Korean War era, contact Jim Vankoski at the Mickey Vernon Sports History Museum at 610-909-4919 or go to www.timelessbaseball.com.

 

This image of Jackie Robinson taken by Mickey Vernon is just one of 140 players to be found in the 60 minute DVD Ballfield to Battlefield and Back-from FDR to JFK. To see a complete list of the players click the link located just below. For more information contact vankoski21@comcast.net

 Click here to see a list of players and coaches mentioned in the DVD

 

All videos in the section above courtesy of BNP producers
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The Dog House

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Fredia Gibbs Highlight Video.

Fredia Gibbs Closing Remarks to Harry Chaykun.

In Memory of Emerson Baynard video by Fredia Gibbs

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VIDEOS FROM THE DANNY MURTAUGH GALA:

Manny Sanguillen discusses Danny Murtaugh at the Gala

Rennie Stennett speaks at Gala

Tim Murtaugh Jr. honors Danny Murtaugh at Gala

Bruce Markusen speaks about Sanguillen’s heroic efforts to find Clemente’s body