Mrs. Talley Ballard standing beside her son, Ronald Ballard's bed

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20134928

Description

Ronald Ballard, former Polytechnic High School and University of Houston basket ball player, keeps saying this from his hospital bed at Harris Hospital, where he lies paralyzed from a car crash. His mother, Mrs. Talley Ballard, is showing him a ball presented to him by Houston teammates.

Archival Date

1953-01-20

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-753

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Wounds & injuries; Basketball; Athletes; Hospitals