PLAY BALL! Kids from the Buck Leonard Association RBI Youth Baseball League and beyond will be treated to a free baseball skills clinic and exhibition game! Following the clinic, will be a 2021 season-end awards ceremony. Players will register at the park with name, age and skill level beginning promptly at 9AM on the day […]
Celebrate In-Person or Online! Join us in person at the historic Booker T. Theater in Rocky Mount, NC - or by Zoom from anywhere in the world for the return of the Buck Leonard Association annual gala! Highlights of the evening include a Negro Leagues roundtable discussion, and special music performances by Joyce Stearnes Thompson, […]
The Buck Leonard Association and Pillbox Bat Co. invite you to step into the past and experience the future! Join us at the Durham Athletic Park on April 23rd for the Barnstormers Virtual Reality experience, where players face-off against Negro Leagues baseball legends Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and Buck Leonard, while bearing witness to the […]
Join us at historic Stith-Talbert Park for our season-opening celebration! Stay tuned for more details.
The official skills competition of Major League Baseball. Hosted by the Buck Leonard Association RBI Youth Baseball League. FOR Baseball & Softball players aged 7-14 (age as of Juy 16, 2022) LOCAL WINNERS Will throw out the first pitch at the Carolina Mudcats game on July 23rd - Negro Leagues Tribute Night Advance all the […]
ALL AGES Coloring Contest! August 1 - September 30, 2022. Age group winners will receive a limited edition 50-year Hall of Fame T-shirt and a special edition Modern Baseball Art Coloring Book! Coloring Contest Rules - One (1) entry per person - No Age Limit - Must reside within United States to be eligible for […]
On what would have been Walter "Buck" Leonard's 115th birthday, we will celebrate Rocky Mount's greatest hero and "Baseball's Greatest Gentleman". Born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 1907, Walter “Buck” Leonard overcame a humble upbringing to become the greatest Negro Leagues baseball 1st baseman of all-time. From 1934 to '50, he captained the great […]
This special Negro Leagues Baseball Art Exhibit is a tribute to artist Darryl Matthews' father, Fran Matthews, who played parts of 14 seasons in the Negro Leagues, mostly with the Newark Eagles, where his teammates included Hall of Famers Roy Campanella, Monte Irvin and Leon Day. More than 30 original works, including Negro Leagues legends […]
Tee it Up for Kids! Proceeds for the 2nd Annual Buck Leonard Golf Classic for Inner-City Youth will benefit the kids of the Buck Leonard Association RBI Youth Baseball League and Evolve Golf and Education, who are dedicated to introducing the game of golf to underprivileged kids and teens, while reinforcing its inherent values of […]
Baseball, Jazz & All That Swing! Buck Leonard Association Annual Gala and Inaugural Buck Leonard 1st Baseman's Hall of Fame Induction. Emcee Chris Lovingood of WRAL and several special guests of honor will help us celebrate heroes from the diamond and in the community. Join us as we induct the first 7 members of the […]
