Posted in General on Aug 24th, 2008 No Comments »
On June 22nd, Babe’s daughter, Julia, who is now 92, participated in a ceremony to unveil a plaque at the site of Johnny Sylvester’s home (if you don’t know the story about Babe’s visit to Johnny Sylvester when he was sick, you can read it here: http://www.baberuthcentral.com/Legends/#Sylvester). Julia’s visit to the site in Essex Fells, […]
Posted in General on Aug 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
Charlie Poekel, author of Babe & the Kid: The Legendary Story of Babe Ruth and Johnny Sylvester, and Julia Ruth Stevens, daughter of Babe Ruth, being interviewed by WCBS-TV New York. Julia reflects on her father in this news clip.
Posted in General on Aug 17th, 2008 No Comments »
Watch this news clip of Sean Gibson (great grandson of Negro League Home Run King Josh Gibson) and Brent Stevens (great grandson of Babe Ruth) at the 2008 Civil Rights Game. Sean and Brent talk about their impressive great grandfathers, “what could have been” had they been able to play against each other professionally and […]