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Plenty of Chicago lore — and heartstring tugs — at Cooperstown's Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Chicago Sun-Times | January 3, 2025

Related Topics: Lou Gehrig, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Abner Doubleday, Neil Steinberg, Roberto Clemente, Jackie Robinson, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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I did not expect to cry.

But there I was, misting up in the lobby of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Not even past the ticket taker and I could feel my eyes moisten.

Before me, a trio of statues: Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente and a sign explaining the importance of “Character and Courage” to the national pastime.

Opinion

Gehrig’s words echoed in my ears, just as they had reverberated across Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939.

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