the descendants of Rick Woodward that advertises long-gone Woodward Iron Co. The outfield signs were designed by Ted Haigh, a Los Angeles-based graphic designer and executed by Skidmore Sign Company of Birmingham. As of 2005, the Friends of Rickwood have spent around $2 million refurbishing the grandstands, press-box, locker rooms, roof and main entrance to the park. Future plans include establishing a Museum of Southern Baseball. Since 2011 Play at the Plate Baseball has held an annual 3 day adult baseball tournament with 4 teams from various regions of the country participating. The event is usually held in June. ESPN Classic broadcast a re-enactment of a Negro league game played at Rickwood on February 26, 2006. It featured teams wearing the uniforms of the fictitious "Bristol Barnstormers" (named for ESPN's hometown of Bristol, Connecticut) and the Birmingham Black Barons. Rickwood Field is also home to the Miles College baseball team. Popular culture The ballpark was used for scenes in the film biopics of Jackie Robinson (42) and Ty Cobb (Cobb). The 1995 movie Soul of the Game features the park. The field is mentioned in the Willie Mays documentary, Say Hey, Willie Mays!, while detailing Mays' earlier professional career with the Birmingham Black Barons. Gallery See also Labatt Park in London, Ontario, recognized as the "oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world". Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, Arizona, the grounds hosted professional baseball in 1909, but the present stadium dates to the 1930s. References Wainwright, Paige. "Rickwood Field: Grand Old Lady of Baseball." Alabama Heritage, Fall 1995. United States Geological Survey (2006). . Retrieved 1 February 2006. External links Rickwood Field (Friends of Rickwood) website Rickwood Field at Baseball Pilgrimages.com Rickwood Field Views - Ball Parks of the Minor Leagues Baseball museums and halls of fame Defunct college football venues Minor league baseball venues Negro league baseball venues Alabama Crimson Tide football venues Samford Bulldogs football Pittsburgh Pirates spring training venues Philadelphia Phillies spring training venues International Sports Heritage Association National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham, Alabama Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage Museums in Birmingham, Alabama Sports venues in Birmingham, Alabama Negro league baseball venues still standing Baseball venues in Alabama Sports museums in Alabama Historic American Buildings Survey in Alabama 1910 establishments in Alabama Sports venues completed in 1910