Udell Chambers Featured Today on the St. Louis Dispatch

Thread: (1/5) I can’t tell you all how much this means to me! A decade back, I heard this story from my father-in-law and it captivated me. It was over a decade ago I shared this story over at Tomahawk Take and then at Walk Off Walk, and finally at #Braves Journal.

— Ryan Cothran (@baldheaded1der) November 14, 2022

(2/5) In my New Orleans days, I became good friends with Benjamin @hochman, who was working in basketball at the time ans now he’s at the STL Dispatch. The summer before last, we went to my in-laws in STL to visit and that’s when I was able to tell “Hooch” about Udell Chambers.

— Ryan Cothran (@baldheaded1der) November 14, 2022

(3/5) He was fascinated and went on a year journey to get the scoop. I put him in touch with Udell’s niece, nephew, and sister and the story started to unfold but he waited over a year for the National Archive to get back to him and finally they did.

— Ryan Cothran (@baldheaded1der) November 14, 2022

(4/5) What’s not said in this piece is that Udell Chambers was set to become the #Braves SS in 1968, directly from Single-A (according to a SS who was also in the Braves farm with Udell and just so happens to live in my neighborhood. Look him up on B-Ref. He was a stud.

— Ryan Cothran (@baldheaded1der) November 14, 2022

(5/5) Here’s the story. It made me cry tears again, both tears of sorrow and tears of joy knowing that Udell’s story will live on. pic.twitter.com/onA4YrqYd9

— Ryan Cothran (@baldheaded1der) November 14, 2022