The 20th Anniversary Memorial of Edmund “Babe” Atkinson February 8, 1908- January 6, 2001

In Memory of Edmund “Babe” Atkinson February 7, 1908 – January 6, 2001
In Memory of Edmund “Babe” Atkinson February 7, 1908 – January 6, 2001
Starting on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025, the Antioch Sports Legends General Meetings will now begin at 4:00pm. Our meetings last no more than 1 hour. We look forward to seeing our friends and guests and this earlier time. The meetings are held in the Beede Room which is located on the bottom floor of the…
Thanks to Co-Founders Tom Menasco and Eddie Beaudin, the Antioch Sports Legends are benefiting from CoCo Farm’s generosity. For nearly a year Menasco and Beaudin made presentations to the owner/operators of CoCo Farms before an agreement was made last October. This was just in the nick of time as with all of 2020 events being…
Gino Marchetti, the mountain of a man who personified Antioch toughness on and off the field has succumbed to death in Baltimore, Maryland, April 29, 2019, at the age of 93. Anyone growing up in Antioch during the 1940’s through the 1970’s either had a father or an uncle who played with Gino or knew…
Thank you for your generous donations to the Antioch Sports Legends Program and Museum! With your backing we’re looking forward to installing our 14th Class of Hall of Fame Inductees in October of 2021. Hall of Fame Sponsors: $3,000.00 + CoCo Farms Most Valuable Player Sponsors: 1,001.00 – $2,999.00 Leo Fontana Family Foundation James…
A very special Happy 90th Birthday to Joanne Bilbo, also known as “Ticket Lady”. If you’ve bought a ticket to the Hall of Fame Gala or to the Antioch Historical Society Crab feed or any event at the museum you most likely bought the ticket from Joanne. For any age, Joanne is an active person….
Bill Snelson was born in Glenn County, CA. After graduating from Corning High, he was attending Shasta College when the Korean War started and he left to serve a 4 year stint in the Air Force. He was honorably discharged in 1954 and returned to school, where he met Joyce Hill, and they married in…