W.S. ‘Babe’ Howard headed into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
Babe Howard was president of Millington Phone Co. when he built Millington Legion Field in 1982 to give more visibility to North Shelby County and Tipton County baseball players by giving them a facility to utilize. That stadium hosted the Team USA Olympic Baseball Team as a training facility from 1986 to 1996 and was renamed USA Stadium. (Courtesy Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame)
Howard’s posthumous induction was announced Friday, Feb. 23, at USA Stadium in Millington, which hosted the Team USA Olympic baseball team, 1986-1996.
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