Heroes: • Hank Aguirre: Three-time All-Star pitcher for the Tigers. • Daedra Charles-Furlow: Detroit PAL alumna, member of the 1992 U.S. women’s Olympic basketball team and Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. • Detroit Demolition: Championship women’s full-contact football team. • Anne Doyle: One of the first female TV sports broadcasters in the U.S. • Brenda Gatlin: Educator and award-winning girls and boys basketball coach in Detroit Public Schools. • Willie Horton: Ex-Tigers great. • Jackie Kallen: Barrierbreaking female journalist and boxing manager who was the inspiration for the 2004 movie Against the Ropes, staring Meg Ryan. • Will Robinson: The first African-American coach for a Michigan high school basketball team and NCAA Division I basketball team, and the first African-American NBA scout. • Diane Madsen and Jay Roberts-Eveland: Founders of Communities for Equity,
which leveled the playing field for Michigan girls high school sports teams. • Norman “Turkey” Stearnes: Negro League star and Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. • Ron Thompson: Legendary Detroit St. Martin de Porres High School football and baseball coach and leader in the desegregation of the Detroit Amateur Baseball Federation. Kallen said tears of joy flowed when she learned she would be a part of the Walk of Heroes. “It’s incredible that a Jewish girl from Detroit would be included in this exhibit, especially with Hank Greenberg,” she Jackie Kallen said. “What a legacy for my two sons and five grandchildren.” Kallen said being on the Walk of Heroes also is a tribute to her late parents, Phil and Marge Kaplan. “They encouraged me to be adventurous, to do things that girls didn’t do,” she said.
Howard Weingarten had a passion for baseball and specifically, the Detroit Tigers. The West Bloomfield resident died in a car accident in late 2018 at age 65. To honor him, his longtime significant other Deby Lebow created the Howard Weingarten Memorial Baseball Outing. The outing was held Aug. 31 at The Corner Ballpark, former site of Tiger Stadium. Proceeds from the fundraiser, which included a game on the Willie Horton Field of Dreams and dinner, will benefit Detroit PAL’s Diamond Sports Program. The program provides baseball, softball, T-ball and coach-pitch opportunities for boys and girls and includes the Tiny Tigers program and an RBI (Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities) team. The Corner Ballpark is Detroit PAL’s first permanent home. For more information on the outing, which will be an annual event, contact Lebow at (248) 505-0199.
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