Byron Optimists Baseball Jersey
Date1983
DimensionsOverall: 83 x 67 cm
Credit LineGift of Milyn Hall, London, Ontario, 2006
Object number2006.010.006
Label TextThis jersey formed part of Milyn Hall’s 1983 Byron Optimists baseball uniform. Hall wore it as he co-coached the team, winners of the Juvenile Ontario Baseball Association Ontario Championship in 1983. The Byron Optimist’s, a popular London minor baseball association, began in the 1950s. The Optimist Club focuses on youth involvement, and receives support from the “Opti-Mrs” club. Clubs like these offer key administrative and organizational support for London baseball.
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