Rosenblatt Stadium

Essays and Memories of Omaha's Historic Ballpark, 1948-2012

Kevin Warneke, Libby Krecek, Bill Lamberty (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

306 Seiten

2020
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-7770-8 (ISBN)

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Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium was home to baseball's College World Series from 1950 to 2010. Future Major League stars played pro ball there in all but seven seasons during the same period. The venue also hosted barnstorming games, football games, and concerts. This history of the stadium is told by people who lived it.

Omaha's Rosenblatt Stadium was home to baseball's College World Series from 1950 until 2010. Future Major League stars played pro ball there in all but seven seasons during the same period. The venue also hosted barnstorming games, football games, concerts and a variety of novelty events in its lifetime.

The history of the stadium is told by people who lived it. Essays and recollections by players and coaches who competed there, organizers of the Series and other events, and fans who enjoyed more than six decades of entertainment establish Rosenblatt's place in the American cultural landscape.

Kevin Warneke has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, magazine editor, public relations executive, CEO of a nonprofit organization and fundraiser. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Libby Krecek is a native Omahan who had attended many ballgames at Rosenblatt Stadium. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Bill Lamberty is an assistant athletic director for media relations at Montana State University. He lives in Bozeman, Montana. Gary Rosenberg is the former archivist at the Douglas County Historical Society. In the past few years he has assisted in the production of local architectural histories and written two Omaha neighborhood tourism guides.

Table of Contents

A Note on the Ballpark’s Names

Acknowledgments

Foreword (John C. Manuel)

Introduction (Bill Lamberty, Kevin Warneke, Gary Rosenberg

and Libby Krecek)

Part I: History and Background

Baseball in Omaha Before Rosenblatt Stadium (Bruce Esser)

Johnny Rosenblatt and the Ballpark on the Hill (Gary Rosenberg)

Minor League Baseball at Rosenblatt Stadium (Robert P. Nash)

The College World Series Comes to Omaha (Dennis N. Mihelich)

The Greatest Show on Dirt: The College World Series Years

at Rosenblatt Stadium (Jeremy S. Bloch)

African American Baseball at Rosenblatt Stadium (David C. Ogden)

They Grew a Ball Field: Rosenblatt Stadium’s Icons (Devon M. Niebling)

They All Played at Rosenblatt Stadium (John Shorey)

Dingerville: South Omaha’s Annual Transformation (Bill Lamberty)

The Price of Growth: Rosenblatt Stadium and Big-Time Athletics (Sherrie L. Wilson)

Part II: Memories

Community Leaders

Minor League Baseball

College World Series

Fans

Media

Afterword (Mike Martin)

Appendix A: Rosenblatt Stadium Timeline

Appendix B: Minor League Teams at Rosenblatt Stadium, 1949–2010

Appendix C: NCAA College World Series Champions

About the Contributors

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	31.01.2020
Reihe/Serie	McFarland Historic Ballparks
Zusatzinfo	88 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	544 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-7864-7770-9 / 0786477709
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-7770-8 / 9780786477708
Zustand	Neuware