Overview
- The National Baseball Hall of Fame will display the original flag from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day as part of an America 250 exhibit.
- Rick Monday will be recognized at the Hall’s July 25 Awards Presentation in Cooperstown alongside honorees Joe Buck, Paul Hoynes and Bill White.
- During a Dodgers–Cubs game at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 1976, he sprinted in from the outfield and grabbed a flag soaked with lighter fluid from two trespassers.
- Monday has said he and his wife later toured with the flag to raise more than $500,000 for military charities, and he still receives weekly letters about the moment.
- A first overall pick in 1965 and a longtime Dodgers broadcaster, he also served six years in the Marine Reserves, which shapes how many fans view the act today.