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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