Meet the American who inspired American Legion Baseball, John Griffith, WWI vet and sports pioneer
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John L. Griffith was an early 20th-century college sports administrator whose call to action inspired the creation of American Legion Baseball in 1925.
Griffith, a World War I veteran, inspired the creation of American Legion Baseball. "Fitness and health posed problems for military personnel in World War I." — Jeffrey Stoffer, American Legion Magazine "Running and field events were … a way to keep troops sharp while in France." "Baseball is a pastime and a passion for the people of Milbank." "More than half of current major-leaguers played Legion Baseball." "By the time he died he’s well aware that (his efforts) to promote fitness were playing a pretty big role in the war effort." "In many senses of the word, he was a patriot." Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
It is the nation's oldest organized youth baseball league, founded 98 years ago this month.
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