num_pages: 124
description: When Lillie Jo Sweeny threw out the first pitch of the game at Houston’s Astrodome in 1989, she joined the Astros and hundreds of boys and girls in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Little League baseball. The event also saluted her deceased husband, Odie Sweeny, a Little League legend who managed a never-say-die team for 38 years, a record in Texas and one of the longest streaks in the nation. Odie managed hundreds of players during his career with his team, the longtime champion Cardinals. All of his players, from 66- to 26-year-olds, are disciples who carry Odie’s message of love, Christianity, joy, sportsmanship, and determination wherever they go. Today, many of them are leaders in society. One is a three-star general in the Air Force, who wrote the foreword to this book. Others became sports heroes in college, journalists, scientists, and baseball managers in their own right.
language: English
title: Little League Heaven: The Legend of Odie Sweeny
titlecomplete: Little League Heaven: The Legend of Odie Sweeny
publisher: PublishAmerica