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Butler County Senior News

August 2017 Volume 11, Number 11

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Phil Coyne being honored by Pirates president Frank Coonelly on his 99th birthday.

Seniors show their love of the game by ushering for the Pittsburgh Pirates By Gina Mazza For Butler County Senior News

on game after game, year after year, decade after decade.

Take me out to the ball game . . . and show me to my seat. This article profiles five older adults who step up to the plate every baseball season to show their love for the Pittsburgh Pirates and their patrons by faithfully working as ushers. No fare weather fans, here! These seniors can be counted

Phil Coyne: Section 26/27 (near third base) At the young age of 99, Phil Coyne says that he “gets more hugs and kisses now” than he ever has in his life. He’s not only old enough to remember when Babe Ruth hit his last home run at

Forbes Field—he was actually one of the kids who ran after the ball that day. Phil grew up just a few blocks from Forbes Field in Oakland and used to play ball with his siblings (he’s the oldest of eight) and friends in the Schenley Oval. Continued on page 3

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