Meet Billy Sunday - the Baseball Evangelist

Born in Ames, IA in 1862, William Ashley Sunday was an American outfielder in baseball's National League. In 1891 he gave up baseball to become a YMCA worker and began conducting religious revivals in 1896. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1903 and was widely considered the most influential American evangelist during the first two decades of the 20th century. Presented by Hutchinson, MN author Craig Bishop.

This program is free and open to the public and was made possible with help from the Council Bluffs Public Library Foundation.