The Father of Columbus Baseball

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The Father of Columbus Baseball
The Father of Columbus Baseball in 2018.jpeg
The sculpture in 2018
The Father of Columbus Baseball
ArtistAlan Hamwi
Year2009 (2009)
Medium Bronze sculpture
Subject Harold Cooper
Location Columbus, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 39°58′5.9″N83°0′35.6″W / 39.968306°N 83.009889°W / 39.968306; -83.009889

The Father of Columbus Baseball is a bronze sculpture depicting Harold Cooper by Alan Hamwi, installed outside Huntington Park (whose predecessor stadium was in named in his honor for) in Columbus, Ohio's Arena District, in the United States. [1] [2] The statue was unveiled in 2009. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "City baseball standout Harold Cooper honored with a statue". The Columbus Dispatch . Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  2. "The Father of Columbus Baseball". Ohio Outdoor Sculpture Inventory. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  3. "The Sporting Statues Project: Harold Cooper: Columbus Clippers, Huntingdon Stadium, Columbus, OH". Sporting Statues Project. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  4. "'The patriarch of Columbus baseball'". The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved October 27, 2018.