Rosenblatt Stadium

Kevin Warneke has worked as a newspaper reporter and editor, magazine editor, public relations executive, CEO of a nonprofit organization and fundraiser. He lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Libby Krecek is a native Omahan who had attended many ballgames at Rosenblatt Stadium. She lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Bill Lamberty is an assistant athletic director for media relations at Montana State University. He lives in Bozeman, Montana. Gary Rosenberg is the former archivist at the Douglas County Historical Society. In the past few years he has assisted in the production of local architectural histories and written two Omaha neighborhood tourism guides.

• Table of ContentsA Note on the Ballpark’s NamesAcknowledgmentsForeword (John C. Manuel)Introduction (Bill Lamberty, Kevin Warneke, Gary Rosenberg and Libby Krecek)Part I: History and BackgroundBaseball in Omaha Before Rosenblatt Stadium (Bruce Esser)Johnny Rosenblatt and the Ballpark on the Hill (Gary Rosenberg)Minor League Baseball at Rosenblatt Stadium (Robert P. Nash)The College World Series Comes to Omaha (Dennis N. Mihelich)The Greatest Show on Dirt: The College World Series Years at Rosenblatt Stadium (Jeremy S. Bloch)African American Baseball at Rosenblatt Stadium (David C. Ogden)They Grew a Ball Field: Rosenblatt Stadium’s Icons (Devon M. Niebling)They All Played at Rosenblatt Stadium (John Shorey)Dingerville: South Omaha’s Annual Transformation (Bill Lamberty)The Price of Growth: Rosenblatt Stadium and ­Big-Time Athletics (Sherrie L. Wilson)Part II: MemoriesCommunity LeadersMinor League BaseballCollege World SeriesFansMediaAfterword (Mike Martin)Appendix A: Rosenblatt Stadium TimelineAppendix B: Minor League Teams at Rosenblatt Stadium, 1949–2010Appendix C: NCAA College World Series ChampionsAbout the ContributorsBibliographyIndex