“It’s where legends like Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, and Johnny Bench once played—and where generations of Dallas kids chased dreams in the dirt.”
Lane Conner
Board Member
City of Dallas Park and Recreation
.…on the historic Reverchon Park Baseball Field’s recent reopening following a multi-million dollar renovation, via LinkedIn.
Conner—a serial entrepreneur, investor, and chief payment and logistics officer at Just Park U.S.—took part in the recent reopening of Dallas’ historic Reverchon Park Baseball Field, following a multi-million-dollar renovation that has “restored it to greatness.”
“Grandstands rebuilt. Dugouts renewed. A field ready for another century of memories,” Conner wrote on LinkedIn.
Ribbon-cutting event for the newly renovated Reverchon Park Baseball Field in Dallas. [Photo: Lane Conner LinkedIn]
At the ribbon cutting, someone else was in attendance: Conner’s father, who coached and played on the ballfield for over two decades and led teams to back-to-back national championships in the 1990s in the Dallas Amateur Baseball Association.
“Reverchon Park isn’t just a ballpark. It’s widely considered to be the Cathedral of Baseball in Dallas,” Conner added in his LinkedIn post. “Built in 1915, it’s where legends like Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, and Johnny Bench once played — and where generations of Dallas kids chased dreams in the dirt.”
Lane Conner, who grew up in the dugouts at Reverchon Park Baseball Field, with his father, who coached national championship teams there in the 1990s. [Photo: Lane Conner LinkedIn]
Conner noted that the baseball field’s renovation “was one of the first projects I voted on after being appointed to the Dallas Park and Recreation Board by the Mayor of Dallas and City Council six years ago.”
“…In Dallas, we don’t just need to protect historic spaces—we need to elevate them,” he added. “In doing so, we honor where we’ve been, and we invest in where we’re going.”
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Cutting the ribbon on the renovated Reverchon Park Baseball Field. [Photo: Lane Conner LinkedIn]
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