Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Honors Roadway Express for Ongoing Partnership
AKRON, Ohio - January 16, 2006 - Roadway Express was honored by The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) with the inaugural Chairman's Recognition Award. The award, presented by NLBM Board President Mark Bryant, acknowledges the ongoing work of Roadway Express in developing, presenting and transporting the first mobile museum dedicated to Negro Leagues Baseball. Roadway Express President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Smid accepted the award.
"All of us at Roadway are very proud of our partnership with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and excited about our continuing role in helping to share the unique and powerful story of Negro Leagues Baseball, its players, teams and coaches," said Smid. "We are looking forward to a great tour in 2006."
"The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is proud of its partnership with Roadway Express," said Bob Kendrick, Director of Marketing for the NLBM. "We thank Roadway for its belief in the importance of the Negro Leagues and for introducing a vast audience to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum through this historic barnstorming tour."
In 2005, Roadway introduced the first-ever mobile museum dedicated to Negro Leagues Baseball. A 53-foot trailer was transformed into "Times of Greatness," an educational exhibit featuring historic photos, video, uniforms and other memorabilia illustrating the rich history of Negro Leagues Baseball. Roadway transported the exhibit to more than 30 cities from April to September 2005. As a result of the Roadway tour, thousands of visitors experienced "Times of Greatness," and millions were exposed to the inspirational story through television, radio and print coverage.
About the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
The NLBM, located in Kansas City, Mo., is the world's only museum dedicated to preserving and illuminating the rich history of African-American Baseball. It is a privately funded, 501c3 not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1990. The NLBM operates one block from the Paseo YMCA where the Negro National League was founded by Andrew "Rube" Foster in 1920.
