Erskine's baseball career overshadowed by his humanitarian pursuits
Aug. 3—COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — It's impossible to calculate Carl Erskine's positive impact on the lives of people, many of whom he will never know. Fro...
Aug. 3—COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — It's impossible to calculate Carl Erskine's positive impact on the lives of people, many of whom he will never know. From Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, where he befriended Jackie Robinson as baseball's color barrier came tumbling down, to his work with Special Olympics, to his formative role in the founding of the Hopewell Center for people with disabilities in Anderson, Erskine's contributions have created an enduring legacy. For those contributions, Erskine was honored with the Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award in July by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.