[Shane Wood throws a ceremonial pitch at Ranger's game]

Shane Wood, 13-year-old athlete hands, shared ceremonial first-pitch at Texas Rangers baseball

[Shane Wood throws a ceremonial pitch at Ranger's game]

Description:

Shane Wood, 13-year-old athlete with a birth defect that left him without hands, shared the ceremonial first-pitch honors with President George H.W. Bush at the Texas Rangers baseball opener of the 1991 season at Arlington Stadium 04/12/1991. Shane stands on the pitcher's mount wearing a Rangers shirt and baseball cap, with his glove above his head ready to pitch.

Item File:

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Topic:

Physical Disability, Sports and Entertainment, Assistive Technology

Keywords:

Sports, Sports for people with disabilities, Assistive technology

Persons:

Wood, Shane

Places:

Arlington (Tex.)

Organizations:

Texas Rangers (Baseball team)

Creator:

Geil, Kevin (Photographer)

Date Created:

1991-04-12

Image Type:

Color, Negative

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection. Series 6: Negatives

Identifier:

10014481

Call Number:

AR406-6 04/12/1991 9150

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

Rights:

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Rights Holder:

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)