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Harold Cooper helped save baseball in Columbus - twice - during a life dedicated to the game. He died at home yesterday at age 87. His family said he had been in failing health recently.
Who: Columbus Red Birds (1932-54); Columbus Jets (1955-70); Franklin County Stadium (1977-83); Cooper ... the old ballpark over the years, including baseball and football games, roller derbies ...
In addition to the Clippers, it has been home to multiple baseball ... and the Columbus Jets. President Franklin D. Roosevelt jumpstarted his first presidential campaign in the stadium in 1932 ...
Synovus, the Columbus-based banking and financial services company, has bought the naming rights for the city-owned baseball stadium. Kevin Blair, the Synovus CEO, expects the renovation to create ...
Changing the name of the 98-year-old stadium owned ... as the citizens of Columbus have fought hard over the past 100 years to protect the historical significance of this baseball field.” ...
Even still, with it in the works for so long, Columbus City Council was not unanimous in passing the measure to borrow money for the project. So now the city has a new baseball stadium and team ...
However, not all city leaders believe the cost of bringing the team to Columbus is worth the price. Before the minor league baseball team moves into its new home at Golden Park, the stadium goes ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Columbus police will conduct a test of its ShotSpotter system over two days at the site of an abandoned baseball stadium. Police said they will fire multiple caliber ...