Backroads and Ballplayers - Update 6/14/2024

Coming Next Week: The Legend of Hugo Bezdek, Hagen Smith, and the lost story of Judge "Billy."

Welcome new subscribers.

Monday: The story of Hugo Bezdek’s arrival at Arkansas and his part in the renaming of the University of Arkansas Cardinals to Razorbacks.

Monday’s post will also include, a Tribute to Hagen Smith, and the lost story of the “Squarest Man in Baseball.”

If you missed the last post, it included an update on the current Arkansas-born major leaguers and a lost story about the inept little minor league called the Northeast Arkansas League.

Link to Backroads and Ballplayers Weekly from June 10, 2024.