Reese-Robinson statue is re-dedicated as Cyclones chase Iron Birds for first place
BY JIM DOLAN
“How dare they do that” was the reaction by Cyclone Manager Rich Donnelly to the notice of the vandalism ofMCUPark’s statue of Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson on the morning of July 9. The statue of the Dodger duet was erected in November of 2005 to represent the spirit of racial unity brought about by Brooklyn Dodger captain Pee Wee Reese’s acceptance of Jackie Robinson, the first black man to play in the major leagues in the spring of 1947.
Before coming to the ball park for a day game, Donnelly received a call from his son-in-law in Los Angeles informing him that vandals had defaced the statue with racial slurs and hate symbols.