"Hopefully, the iconic players and the superstar players will recognize that their great fortune has roots. And if you let Cooperstown tell the story, between lifetime contracts and voluntary servitude...going from that to free agency to blockbuster $330 million deals, there's a continuity issue...It"s a glaring and embarrassing, in my opinion, absence.""
Seven-time Gold Glove outfielder Curt Flood
Seven-time Gold Glove outfielder and two-time World Series champion Curt Flood fought the system and lost his career. By rejecting a trade from St. Louis to Philadelphia, Flood became a pariah. But in doing so, paved the way for free agency in professional sports. Fifty years after taking his stand, Flood remains on the outside of the Hall of Fame. But thanks to his family, Flood will not be forgotten with a push to get him into Cooperstown. Curt Flood Jr. spoke to Dave about his father’s legacy and the continued fight to get the recognition he richly deserves.
The Dave Lewis Show
Curt Flood Jr. Continues Push to Get Dad into Cooperstown
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Well done big brother!
Many thanks Dave Lewis for your time and support. Great interview.
Shelly Flood
#curtflood4cooperstown
Absolutely my pleasure. I’m thrilled to be a sounding board to spread the word.
Please keep me in the with the progress of the mission, okay?