Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee on Dec. 3, 2007
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International League President Randy Mobley, far right, talks about baseball Hall of Famer Billy Southworth during a special program that coincided with the induction ceremonies. Organizing the program was Green Lawn Volunteer Coordinator Sandi Latimer,to the right of the Southworth-Hooey marker, while another speaker, baseball historian Joe Santry, the public relations director of the Columbus Clippers, stands behind her. Southworth purchased the lot in1949 when his best friend Robert Hooey died of injuries suffered in a traffic accident. Southworth said it was "the only thing I could do for my best friend." Hooey was sports editor the Columbus newspaper Ohio State Journal and had served as president of both the Baseball Writers' Association of America and Football Writers' Association of America.
Photo by Patricia Marie
Green Lawn Cemetery Volunteer Coordinator Sandi Latimer introduces International League President Randy Mobley at a special program honoring Billy Southworth that coincided with the baseball Hall of Fame ceremonies. Southworth, inducted on Sunday, July 27, 2008, is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, near several members of his family. The program was held at his grave site and attended by some of
his nieces and nephews and their families as well as baseball fans from the area.
Photo by Patricia Marie
A footstone with a baseball engravedon the front side marks the grave of Hall of Fame member Billy Southworth who was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 27, 2008.
He is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, where a special program was held to honor Southworth at the time of his induction.
Photo by Patricia Marie
Bob Southworth, right, a nephew of Hall of Fame member Billy Southworth, talk with historian Jim Tootle, author of the book "Baseball in Columbus." The two met at a special program honoring Billy Southworth that coincided with his induction into baseball's Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 27, 2008. The program was held at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, where Southworth and several members of his family are buried.
Photo by Patricia Marie
Members of the Billy Southworth family gather at a special program Sunday, July 27, 2008, that honored Southworth on his induction into baseball's Hall of Fame. The program was held at Southworth's gravesite at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio.
