Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Your Neck of the Woods 2015 Part 3, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Thanks, Cam!
I relied on records and a book to research many of these facts on the game.
My (our) very first coach in the 50's was a man named Whitey Freeburger.
He was a compulsive record-keeper and had an album full of team pictures
from all through the years. His records were a big help to me in writing this article.

He was a legend! A diehard optimist that "You can!"....He made V-Ball what it was
in this area. He was the first, still living, man after whom a Tournament was named.

I just found out (yesterday) that he passed away a couple of years ago at age 91.
Ran into a woman at the HD yesterday that was my team-mate in the 50's who
told me of his passing.
Yes! he was still playing V-ball at a local Sr. Center League.

He lived alone in a trailer park. I hope his records and albums were passed on
to someone to archive and for safe-keeping.


Baltimore "Y" Team--1970. Whitey Freeburger is #3 in the front row.