153. Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - Bob Kendrick

Bob Kendrick - President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum - has spent decades educating people about one of the most important chapters in American history.

He and Jeff Nelson discuss the fascinating history of the Negro Leagues and the star players that have been far-too-often overlooked by sports fans across the country.

They also discuss the museum's 55-million-dollar fundraising campaign and the expansion to a new renovated district which will include a 30,000 square foot museum building. Bob has been with the museum since it was still a collection of stories and memorabilia in one room in Kansas City.

The NLBM was recently featured in an episode of Ted Lesso and that attention has meant great things for the museum's publicity. Bob tells of how he was offered a cameo role and why he turned it down. He is, however, prominently featured in the MLB The Show video game.

Timestamps:

• 2:15 - Touring Henry Aaron
• 8:35 - Expanding from one room
• 13:55 - Coexisting with Cooperstown
• 18:20 - Negro Leagues stats added to MLB record books
• 22:00 - Ted Lasso visits the NLBM and the business impact
• 26:15 - Three key lessons from the Negro Leagues
• 31:25 - The museum's role in representation in baseball

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