Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards was a non-profit sports museum inBaltimore, Maryland. The museum is owned and operated by theBabe Ruth Birthplace and Museum. It opened on May 14, 2005, with Julia Ruth Stevens, the daughter of celebrated baseball playerBabe Ruth, in attendance.[1] The 22,000-square-foot (2,044 m2) museum, housed in the formerCamden Station, was adjacent to the main gate ofOriole Park at Camden Yards and had artifacts and interactive exhibits profiling Maryland's sports history. Exhibits included such area teams as theBaltimore Orioles,Baltimore Ravens,Baltimore Colts,Maryland Terrapins,Baltimore Elite Giants,Baltimore Black Sox, and theBaltimore Blast.[2]
A replica of theVince Lombardi Trophy fromSuper Bowl V was part of the museum's collection.[3] The original trophy from the Colts' 1971Super Bowl victory was taken by former ownerCarroll Rosenbloom[3] after he traded the Colts for theLos Angeles Rams in 1972.[4] A replica trophy was later made for the Colts, but in theMidnight Move of 1984, the team was not allowed to keep the trophy. That trophy stayed in the city of Baltimore's possession, and was placed in the Sports Legends Museum.[5]
After ten years of operation the museum closed abruptly on October 12, 2015, after failing to reach an agreement with theMaryland Stadium Authority for the continued use of Camden Station.[6]Geppi's Entertainment Museum, which opened in September 2006, was located on the upper level of the building, directly above where Sports Legends at Camden Yards was, until 2018. The nearby Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum remains in existence as a separate museum on Emory Street, two and a half blocks from Camden Station.[7]
* July 13, 1972--Los Angeles Rams part-owner Robert Irsay purchases the remaining $19 million in stock and swaps franchises with Baltimore Colt owner Carroll Rosenbloom.
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