08-25-2016, 09:16 AM
(08-24-2016, 10:48 PM)bengalguy71 Wrote: Anyone old enough here, to say they saw the Bengals, and Greg Cook, play at Nippert Stadium?
Anybody old enough here, that was a Browns fan, the only Ohio team back then, BEFORE the Bengals came to town in 1968?
I am old enough to have seen the Nippert's car at Riverfront Stadium. They had donated substantially to UC, hence the stadium there having the Nippert name on it, and they owned a share of the Reds. They were very generous with their wealth, as a quick search will confirm. In addition to donating to UC they did a lot for the arts in Cincinnati... (just one example at this link:)
https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Obituary-Louise-Nippert/217117
I knew the car at Riverfront was theirs because it had their names on the dashboard - not carved in wood, leather, or jewels, but a rather a simple name plate from a label maker that said, "Louis and Louise Nippert" on the dashboard. I was just walking through the Riverfront Stadium parking lot with my buddy and said, "Hey, look, this is the Nippert's car - they own part of the Reds." I think the car was a Buick - whatever it was, it was a nice but modest sedan for people of their means.
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