Negro Leagues Centennial patch to be worn across the country

Teams and organizations from across the country will be using a logo designed in Kansas City with and for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the league's creation.

THIS WEEK WILL MARK ACENTURY SINCE THEBEGINNING OF THE NEGROLEAGUES.IT'S A HISTORY SOIMPORTANT TO OURCOUNTRY AND KANSASCITY PLAYS A PIVOTALROLE.THAT'S WHY WE'LL BETELLING YOU STORIES ALLWEEK - NEW THISMORNING - SOON YOU'LLSEE THIS LOGO,DESIGNED IN KC WITH ANDFOR THE NEGRO LEAGUESBASEBALL MUSEUM - ALLOVER...FEBRUARY 13TH - 1920 -NEGRO LEAGUESBASEBALL WAS BORN INKANSAS CITY - ONE OFTHE ORIGINAL TEAMS - THEAMAZING KANSAS CITYMONARCHS...WITH STARSLIKE SATCHELL PAIGE ANDBUCK O'NEIL....BOB KENDRICK / NLBMPRESIDENTWhen i tell people they had onelosing season in their almost 40yearexistence in the Negro leagues idonteven know if that registers!ONE HUNDRED YEARSLATER TEAMS ANDORGANIZATIONS ACROSSTHE COUNTRY WANT TOUSE THIS LOGO TOCOMMEMORATE THEHISTORY OF THE NEGROLEAGUES...BOBIts been gratifying to see howmaorganizations, sports teams,thatwant to use the symbol as partoftheir centennial celebration sowehope you'll see this thingflashingeverywhereIN NORTH CAROLINA THISMONTH - BOTH TEAMS WILLSPORT A PATCH ON THEIRUNIFORM WHENUNIVERSITY OF NORTHCAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILLTAKES ON NORTHCAROLINA A&T STATEUNIVERSITY - THECOUNTRY'S LARGESTHISTORICALLY BLACKUNIVERSITY.LARRY GALLO / Exec.

Assoc.Athletic Director University ofNorthCarolina - Chapel HIllThere weren't any teams in thenegrobaseball league from northcarolinabut oh my goodness, there were aton of players in north carolinawhoplayed in that league.BOB KENDRICK / NLBMJust a patch...but its huge.

Itshugebecause it speaks to thesignificanceof what these leagues representAthletic Director University ofNorthCarolina - Chapel HIllThey're all tremendous playersandso we want to honor that part ofhistory.AND KENDRICK SAYS INTHE COMING WEEKS -YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BUYITEMS WITH THECENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONLOGO - TO KEEP THESTORY OF THE NEGROLEAGUES ALIVE.BOB KENDRICKi think its going to createfurtherdialogue about it, generate evengreater interest in the story,in thelegendary players.

And the NegroLeagues Museum will be righttherein the front and center of itall.BOB KENDRICK SAYS THEYWERE HOPING TO HAVEMEMORABILIA WITH THEPATCH FOR YOU TO BUYNOW BUT THECORONAVIRUS SLOWEDPRODUCTION OUT OFCHINA - NOW THOSE ITEMSSHOULD BE AVAILABLE BYAPRIL OR SO..