[John Mengelt interviews Bill Veeck]
Cuts 1 and 2 of John Mengelt’s interview of Bill Veeck.
Footage of baseball highlights and highlights of Bill Veeck’s career, including many of his famous promotional stunts.
Audio of interview with Mary Frances Veeck about her husband, Bill Veeck. Shot to be used as voiceover in “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.”
Raw tape of Minnie Minoso playing shuffleboard in Florida with Tom Weinberg for “Inside Spring Training.”
This tape features a half hour episode of “Time Out,” a weekly sports program that was hosted by a number of Chicago area journalists and sportscasters. This week’s commentators are Chicago Tribune Columnist Linda Kay, 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.
This tape features continued footage of an interview between Bill Veeck and sportscaster Tony Kubek for NBC, from the perspective of the crew for “A View From The Bleachers.”
Documentary footage of Bill Veeck compiled for an Illinois Masonic Hospital charity event. Most of the footage comes from “Veeck: A Man for Any Season.”