Joe Nuxhall Remembered
Monday, March 31, 2008 was Opening Day for the Cincinnati Reds and an appropriate time to remember beloved Reds broadcaster and former pitcher, Joe Nuxhall.
Joseph Henry Nuxhall (July 30, 1928 – November 15, 2007) was a left-handed pitcher born and raised in Hamilton, Ohio, who played
most of his career for the Cincinnati
Reds. He held the team's record for career games pitched (484) from 1965 to 1975, and is remembered for having been the youngest player ever to appear in a major league game in the modern era, pitching 2/3 of an inning for the Reds on June 10, 1944 at the age of 15 years. Nuxhall retired from the Reds in April 1967 and immediately began his second career as a Reds broadcaster. Nuxhall died in 2007 after a long bout with cancer.
In the days following Nuxhall's death, several radio stations in the Cincinnati area devoted shows to him, and fans left cards, flowers and banners at the statue of Nuxhall at Great American Ball Park. A public visitation ceremony was attended by thousands of fans and several local and national sports and broadcasting personalities.
In December, CARSON was honored to create personalized wrappers from the Nuxhall family to employees of the cities of Hamilton and Fairfield, and staff and students of Hamilton and Fairfield City Schools.
We received the following note from Kim Nuxhall, Joe’s son, in appreciation for
our contribution:
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"I took the bars to the Freshman school and my own school (Central
Elementary) yesterday and both the principals were very touched and
appreciative of the gesture. Can't tell you how much the "people" have
enjoyed receiving the candy bars. Lots of comments and hugs as a
result. Well done and again......... can't -Take care,
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The Joe Nuxhall Character Education was established in 2003 to underwrite character development programs and projects for children. Carson was pleased to create bars for an event sponsored by the Fairfield Chamber of Commerce in support of The Joe Nuxhall Hope Project and for the upcoming Hope Project Celebration,
Thursday, April 3, 2008.
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"Be a friend of as many people as you can. If the person you’re dealing with doesn’t want that, go on down the road and make another friend." - Joe Nuxhall
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