Veeck Family Symposium Event 2012

The Chicago Baseball Museum presents:

One Family, Two Teams:
The Impact of the Veecks on Chicago Baseball

Bill Veeck, Sr.

Bill Veeck, Sr.

Bill Veeck, Jr.

Bill Veeck, Jr.


Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012
5:30 p.m.
Chicago History Museum
1601 N. Clark St.
Chicago

Join the Chicago Baseball Museum for a public symposium in tribute of the Bill Veeck family on the anniversary of their transformation of Wrigley Field, changes that remain local trademarks decades later.

Guest speakers

  • Dr. Timuel Black, Chicago historian
  • Paul Dickson, author of Bill Veeck: Baseball’s Greatest Maverick
  • Ron Rapoport, one-time Sun-Times columnist
  • Roland Hemond, former White Sox general manager
  • Eric Soderholm, ex-White Sox third baseman
  • Tom Weinberg, filmmaker

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