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         Thanks to Kenny Squires and his wife, Diane, for sending us this picture of the Buckhead Nationals All-Star team in 1959. Diane contacted us after seeing the 2005 Buckhead 12 year olds on ESPN at the Regionals. In 1959 there were 2 teams of 12 year old All Stars. They were the Americans (blue and white uniforms), and the Nationals (red and white uniforms.) Kenny played on the National team. According to Ken, the Americans beat the Nationals with a home run in the bottom of the 6th. inning. The winning pitcher was Buddy Copeland (went on to pitch for the UGA), and the losing pitcher was Taylor Branch. Ken believes that Billy Payne played on the winning American team. Ken played on the Elks team in the regular season prior to the All Star Nationals. He knew Frankie Allen and kept score for Allen when he got too old to play ball. He said that Hoyle Dye, a policeman, was killed in the line of duty and there was a plaque honoring Dye on the wall of the concession stand. Most of these boys went to high school together graduating from North Fulton High School in 1965. Ken and Diane were in the same high school class and went on to the Univ. of Ga following graduation.  A great piece of Buckhead Baseball History!