Spann recognized as voice of Winfield Pirates

WINFIELD — Winfield City Schools recognized Parker Spann for being the voice of the Winfield Pirates for over 60 years on Friday night, Nov. 15, just before the Pirates’ second round playoff game.
“It was a surprise to me, but it was very much appreciated,” Spann said.
Spann graduated from Winfield City High School in 1953, lettering in football, basketball and baseball.
Spann said his family moved from just outside Winfield into town in 1945, the same year Coach Estes Hudson came to town.
“I was 10 years old then,” Spann said. “He gathered up a baseball team out of the people in that age group and called them the ‘Rinky-dinks.’ That’s how I started my love for baseball.
“(Coach Hudson) was a lifelong friend, and really one of my favorite people.”