ALTON - Local resident Richard Blevens submitted a photo recently of the champion Alton Giants 1968 Little League Team to spark some area baseball nostalgia. Richard’s father, Rick, was a member of the team.
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“I don’t have much info, but I thought it was a really cool photo I found,” Richard said. “My dad was one of the members of the Little League team. My dad was born in 1960, so that’s where I put the 1968 date from.”
Richard added: "Alton used to have a small Little League Parade and all the Little League players started the season with a parade. The players then did a team photo to start the season. This was down by Broadway in Alton where they used to have ball diamonds.”
John Waters coached the Little League team.
If you can list some of the other members of the 1968 Alton Giants squad, send it below the story on Facebook.
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