Bob Sheppard

In May 2000, after 50 years and two weeks on the job, the team honoured him with "Bob Sheppard Day" and put a plaque in his honour in Monument Park.

Fans gave Sheppard a standing ovation, and legendary news anchor Walter Cronkite read the inscription..

Source: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/story/2010/07/11/sp-sheppard-baseball-obit.html

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