Little Champions


Happy Lee was the playground director at Miller Park, which is located in the center of the City of Lynchburg. His role included coaching all team sports, as well as counseling and being a father figure to “his boys.” As far as I know, it was the only job he ever had. Teams from “The Park,” as Miller Park was referred to, had a tradition of not only winning championships, but having loyal alumni who would always come back to see Happy on their visits from the army, navy, college, or new locations away from Lynchburg.
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