![]() ![]() “Because he came this way,” Jackson said in a stirring eulogy, “baseball is better, America is better and generations unborn are better.” John Conyers (D-Mich.) read a statement from President Clinton, lauding Flood as a man “whose achievements on the field were matched only by the strength of his character.” Don Fehr, the head of the major-league players’ union, was followed to the pulpit by Bill White, who used to be president of the National League. Brock Peters, the actor, sat next to Lou Brock, the Hall of Famer. Jesse Jackson and George Will, delivered tributes. The mourners came from the worlds of politics and arts as well as sports. 20 – remembered as an underappreciated American hero. More than 250 people crowded into First AME Church in South Central Los Angeles on Monday to hear Flood – who died of cancer at age 59 on Jan. Friends said Flood had been ill for more than a year and had contracted pneumonia Friday. Times’ obituary noted that Flood, who “made a lasting impact on major league baseball by opening the door to free agency with his unsuccessful challenge of the reserve system, died of throat cancer at the UCLA Medical Center on Monday. Flood, of course, had a deeper impact on pro baseball, but along with that, he had a more turbulent life than Pinson. His longtime friend, Curt Flood, died not quite a year and a half later, on January 20, 1997. Also surviving are two brothers: Stanley (Adele) and Leslie (Lois) Zerman.A while back I gathered some remembrances of Vada Pinson following his death in October of 1995. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Rose House Zerman daughters Lisa Rae, Laura Lynn (Joseph Schellenberg) and Leslie Beth son Kristopher (Joy) Stark grandsons Samuel and Adam Schellenberg and Charlie and Ryan Stark. Louis Cardinals Uniforms and Logos, An Illustrated History.” “They lost the case by one vote (in the Supreme Court), but it opened the door for many others and eventually the Players Association prevailed,” said Kodner, who is a past president of the Jewish Light and the author of “St. Zerman, said he had an impressive law career, and noted that the Curt Flood case eventually led to major changes. Later the policy was reversed during the tenure of Marvin Miller when he was president of the Players Association. The legal challenge was unsuccessful by one vote on the high court. Zerman represented Flood and the case was appealed to the U.S. He became one of the pivotal figures in baseball’s labor history when he refused to accept a trade following the 1969 season. He was an All-Star for three seasons and a Golden Golden Glove winner for seven consecutive seasons and batted over 300 in six seasons. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Senators. Kuhn in 1972, and was the subject of numerous articles and books and an HBO film titled “A Well-Paid Slave.” Flood, who died in 1997, was a Major League Baseball star who played 15 seasons for the Cincinnati Redlegs, the St. Zerman’s notable role in the Curt Flood case has been referenced in the case of Flood v. He was an AAML-certified arbitrator for family law.Ĭonnect with your community every morning. Louis, and the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He lectured extensively throughout the state of Missouri on family law topics for such sponsors of Continuing Legal Education as the Missouri Bar, the University of Missouri, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Zerman was a Diplomate Emeritus of the American College of American Trial Lawyers, and held the “AV” rating of Martingale-Hubbell Legal Directory. Louis “Super Lawyer” by Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyers, published by Thomas Reuters. Since 2005, he has been designated as a St. ![]() He has been a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1987 and is a former president of its Missouri chapter. Louis Lawyer of the Year for Family Law.” Zerman received numerous awards for his legal accomplishments, including having been selected by his peers for inclusion in Naifeh and Smith, The Best Lawyers in America for Family Law since its first year of publication in 2011. The same directory named him the “St. Zerman retired from the law firm of Zerman Mogerman, which he helped co-found with Cary Mogerman in 1992. 3, 1937, the son of Jay Zerman and Rose Fadem Zerman. He was a 1955 graduate of University City High School, and of the Washington University School of Law with a doctor of law degree.Įarlier this year, Mr. He was 82 and a lifelong resident of Greater St. Zerman, an attorney who was honored for his many years of practice, and who represented Curt Flood in the landmark case in which Flood sought to overturn the Reserve Clause that denied players free agency, died Friday, July 12. ![]()
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