Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Chicago's South Side remembers Kirby Puckett

Baseball hall of famer Kirby Puckett died yesterday, he was just 44. He spent his entire career playing for the Minnesota Twins.

He was a native of Chicago's South Side, and South Siders remember Kirby.

From NBC 5 Chicago:

Chicago students and community leaders gathered Tuesday afternoon to remember Puckett. They held hands and prayed near the former site of the Robert Taylor Homes -- the housing project where Puckett lived as a child.

A poster paid tribute to his success on the baseball field, NBC5 reported.

Community leader Ziff Sistrunk said the Chicago Black Baseball League will be renamed for Puckett, as will a community food program.

Johnie Butler -- who was athletic director of Calumet High School when Puckett went there -- says athletes like Puckett set an example for today's young people


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