Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast
Baseball history in Nashville and interviews with local baseball figures as told by Skip Nipper - researcher, author, writer, and historian...
Skip Nipper’s Nashville Baseball Podcast
Celebrating Nashville Ballplayers Who Served in the Military
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Ty Cobb, Christie Mathewson, Ted Williams, Monte Irvin, and Yogi Berra are just a few baseball Hall of Famers who served in the military, often putting off or leaving their careers to sign up.
George Archie, Johnny Beazley, Charlie Gilbert, Russ Meers, and Hoyt Wilhelm were a few lesser known ballplayers with a Nashville connection who served in the U. S. Armed Forces.
In this episode, I tell about their service to America!
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Thanks to my podcast producer David Nipper, who also wrote and performs the background music, "Sulphur Dell Sunset" ©2017 Black Train Records. All Rights Reserved. Contact him at davidjnipper@gmail.com
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