Road to Rickwood: Comedian Roy Wood Jr. hosts a podcast telling the story of Rickwood Field

A new podcast about Rickwood Field, called “Road to Rickwood,” will explore the history of the Negro Leagues in Birmingham with Roy Wood Jr. hosting the new narrative series from National Public Radio and Major League Baseball.
The Birmingham-raised comedian has interviewed people all across the city who grew up going to Rickwood Field, played there as part of the Black Barons baseball team, or felt the impact of the legendary baseball stadium.
Rick Woodward III and Bob Woodward, the grandsons of Allen “Rick” Woodward, the constructor and original owner of Rickwood Field, met with Wood to discuss their memories of going to baseball games at the historic stadium with their grandfather. During the interview, Bob Woodward said he remembers the first integrated game at Rickwood.
“The first integrated game that I saw was an exhibition game with the Atlanta Braves,” he told Wood. “And I can’t remember who the player was, but he hit a home run, and as he was running around the bases, all I could think about was that guy is nothing but legs!”