Johnny Bench Hall of Heroes Basketball as well as Major League

as well as Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates

was a multi-purpose stadium located where the current football stadium now stands just off West 3rd Street

Built in 1931

The Kansas City Monarchs are probably the most famous Negro league team of all time and were certainly the longest lasting

he was known as the Black Diamond or Diamonte Negro and was one of the first group of players elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939

Johnny Bench Hall of Heroes Basketball as well as Major LeagueOne of the greatest catchers of all time, Johnny Bench was an offensive and defensive powerhouse for the Reds from 1967 until 1983. He was an integral part of the Big Red Machine World Series teams. His number, 5, was retired by the team in 1984. Bench had a career batting average of . 267 with 2,048 hits, 389 home runs, and 1,376 runs batted in. He still holds the Major League record for most grand slams by a catcher with 10. Artwork by Chris Weir