Oral History

Eugene "Gene" Tate Interview

Themes:
Subjects:
Herbert Hoover Boys Club, David Lewis, Nate Branch, EPA Tee-Ball Pitching Machine, Ray Kennon, Melvin Easley, Sam Jordan, Eugene "Gene" Tate, Free At Last, Steve Smothers, Lincoln Minor
Date of Creation or Publication:
10/18/2024
Creator
Sharifa Wilson
Donor
Eugene "Gene" Tate
Language
English
Copyright Statement:
Interview of Eugene “Gene” Tate by Sharifa Wilson in Las Vegas, Nevada. Topics include: moved to EPA from Kinlock Missouri in February 1957 with two brothers and one sister; went to RCSD schools; first freshman class at Ravenswood High School; demographics at that time; youth sports; challenging 80’s and early 90’s; coaching Little League Baseball in EPA; working at Herbert Hoover Boys Club; RHS varsity basketball team winning a tournament at Stanford; starting the EPA Tee-Ball/Pitching Machine League which opened in 1992 with the help of Sam Jordan and Ray Kennon; growth of the league; how Free At Last helped; pride in the success of the young people who went through the program; and future wishes for EPA.

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