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Ron Jordan, 90, of Atlantic City, tells a crowd of about 100 on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, about his memories of John Henry "Pop" Lloyd after the shortstop's 25-year baseball career. Atlantic City ...
"On my way home, we could always stop at Pop Lloyd (Stadium) and see the casino softball league," said Griffin, now the city's director of recreation. That ball field has been home to youth and ...
They came together at the Atlantic County Library branch for a program on the late John Henry “Pop” Lloyd, the Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop who called Atlantic City home for much of his life.
A neglected baseball stadium in Atlantic City is getting major upgrades and will soon be used for many other sports, officials said. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday, June 17 for the $ ...
Yet only a mile away, a stadium is built to honor an African-American baseball player named Pop Lloyd. Dubbed the "Black Wagner", John Henry "Pop" Lloyd was one of the greatest athletes of his time.
Ron Jordan’s first step onto the new, dark-blue turf etched into Pop Lloyd Stadium in Atlantic City on Tuesday evoked memories of a childhood hero. Historians call Lloyd one of the Negro Leagues ...
"Both Pop Lloyd and Dick Lundy were tremendous role models," Revel said, "and they opened up new opportunities." For Lloyd and Lundy, separated by some 14 years in age, their paths crossed several ...