Vintage Veeck Round 4
A Bill Veeck compilation of stills, music, and raw footage of Wrigley Field (with time code).
A Bill Veeck compilation of stills, music, and raw footage of Wrigley Field (with time code).
Off air recording of Bill Veeck appearing as a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, recorded on the same tape as various takes of Tom Weinberg’s introduction for “Death in the West” as aired on Image Union.
This tape features a 1984 episode of “Time Out,” a weekly sports program that is hosted by a number of Chicago area journalists and sportscasters. This week’s commentators are award winning sports columnist John Schulian, WBMX Sportscaster and Assistant Coach for DePaul University’s Men’s Basketball team Kenny McReynolds, WIND reporter Fran Spielman, and former NBA star John Mengelt.
Marvin Miller, director of the Major League Baseball Player’s Association, is interviewed by Bill Veeck in the ballpark in Clearwater, Florida during Spring Training. Raw footage for A View From The Bleachers With Bill Veeck. Part 1 of 2.
This tape contains a series of baseball-related clips from newsreels, followed by close-ups of baseball cards. Much of the newsreel footage is choppy or has no sound.
MINNIE MINOSO interviewed by Tom Weinberg at the original location of Comiskey Park’s home plate at 35th and Bill Veeck Dr. Discusses his career and salary.
Raw footage of Bill Veeck at Murphy’s shot for the documentary “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.” In this tape, Veeck talks about the theory behind baseball promotions and the challenges of rising costs and ownership in baseball today.
Raw footage for the documentary “Veeck: A Man For Any Season.” This tape features footage of the basketball court and arena at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, during a basketball tournament. The teams playing are Cahokia and Flossmoor.