| Help Nominate Kenichi Zenimura for the
Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achivement Award
Zenimura is one of the smartest and most colorful players ...
He was the terror of the diamond, a man who played every position in baseball.
He was tricky, shrewd and positive poison to every opponent.
- The Times (Japan), 1924
Nisei baseball is what America is all about. All men and women were created free and equal
and it shows that when you make up your mind, you can be the best that you can be.
Japanese Americans proved that they were the best that they could be. - Buck O'Neil, 2001
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Help the NBRP nominate Kenichi Zenimura, the Father of Japanese American Baseball, for the National Baseball Hall of Fame Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award. |
(July 1, 2010 -- Fresno, CA) The National Baseball Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for The Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award.
The award honors an individual whose extraordinary efforts enhanced baseball's positive impact on society, broadened the game's appeal, and whose character, integrity and dignity are comparable to the qualities exhibited by O'Neil.
The Nisei Baseball Research Project (NBRP) is spearheading a campaign to nominate Kenichi Zenimura (1900-1968), the Father of Japanese American Baseball, the perfect recipient of this award.
You Can Help Nominate Zenimura...
for the Buck O’Neil award with sixty seconds, a signature and a stamp.
Nominations for the Buck O’Neil Award must be submitted via standard U.S. mail. Electronic submissions are not accepted. With that, we have prepared a letter for your convenience to help us nominate Zenimura.
It takes three (3) simple steps:
1. Take 60 seconds to download and print THE NOMINATION LETTER (PDF, 46K)
2. Add your contact information and sign the nomination letter
3. Place the letter in an envelope, apply a stamp, and mail to letter to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
On behalf of all of the Nisei baseball pioneers, we thank you for your support.
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Check out ZENIMURA'S TOP 10 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS to learn why he is the ideal candidate for the Buck O'Neil Award Lifetime Achievement Award.
Note: References for the above nomination letter (PDF, 38K). |
