T-ball Inventor

[SteelCurtain74]

I was reading an article the other day that claimed that T-ball was invented in 1961 in Starkville by Dr. Clyde Muse, former Hinds CC President and a professor at MSU named Littlejohn. After doing a search it appears others are claiming to also have invented t-ball in the 50's, one being in Michigan.

Does anyone know Dr. Muse or Professor Littlejohn personally and know more of the story on this. It would be pretty cool if it was a correct story but after seeing other claims, I have my doubts.

 

[The Fatboy]

If you check out the Wikipedia page for tball you will see there are several claims to have been the first. Other cities have better claims than Starkville from what I remember

Edit to add link
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tee-ball

 

[Duke Humphrey]

2015 story on Dr. Muse's role....

https://www.hindscc.edu/hinds-cc-president-honored-by-state-senate-for-role-in-creating-t-ball

 

[dudehead]

I knew Dr. Muse and his family when they lived here in Meridian years ago. Did not remember him to be the inventor of T-ball, but that would be cool if he did. They were top notch folks. Sadly, his wife died in a car wreck a few years ago on 49 between Jxn and Hatty. His son was a Kappa Sig at State, if I remember correctly.

 

[o_tacodawg]

While I’m sure he was a nice dude, 17 em at the moment.

My 6 year old just made All Stars for our city league and we got 2 hour one way tournaments to attend this summer now. 6U tee ball.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

You could just not participate in the U6 All Star tee ball tournaments.

 

[The Peeper]

Even sadder, if I remember correctly he was driving the car when they had the wreck

 

[WrapItDog]

I played many T-Ball games at Starkville's Moncrief Park in the mid 60s. I never thought of myself as a T-Ball pioneer. If I had stuck with it may have made the pros**

 

[dickiedawg]

Did not know they had t ball all stars. In Starkville they don’t keep score (or even call anyone out)- do they at the tournaments?

 

[o_tacodawg]

Did not know they had t ball all stars. In Starkville they don’t keep score (or even call anyone out)- do they at the tournaments?

Our league down here on the coast keeps score, stats, calls strikeouts, and even crowns a champion.

Then all the coaches vote for who they want for a 13 man all star roster and the champion head coach gets the option to coach the team.