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Negro League Legends to Appear at National Sports Collectors Convention
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Former Negro League Greats will appear at this summer’s National in Chicago at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, July 30-August 3. Negro League Legends.com is bringing the following former Negro Leaguers to the National and they will be available to meet & greet, offer Negro League sports memorabilia for sale and shake hands with fans of ‘years-gone-by’ baseball. 
Some of the players who will be on hand are:

Hank “Baby” Presswood
Infielder (1948-1951) played under Buck O’Neil while with the Kansas City Monarchs (1950 – 1951) and for two years earlier w/ the Cleveland Buckeyes.

Johnny “Lefty” Washington
A Morgan Park Grad – who played under Ted “Double Duty” Radcliff with the (Chicago American Giants, 1949). In (1950) he pitched for the Houston Eagles.

Nathan "Sonny" Weston
a Bloom High School Grad - who played outfield for Ted “Double Duty” Radcliff while with the Chicago American Giants in 1951.

Robert "Bob" Wiggins
 former all-star outfielder who starred for the Raleigh Tigers of baseball’s Negro Leagues (1959- 1960).

Ernest "Ernie" Westfield
former pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons. Also the starting pitcher in what was the last full fledged Negro League All-Star game held over at Comiskey Park in August of 1960.

29th National Sports Collectors Convention
July 30-August 3, 2008

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Chicago, Illinois
 

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