COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Homer Osterhoudt almost never missed the annual Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
He was at the inaugural event on June 12, 1939, snapping candid photographs of Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Eddie Collins and Walter Johnson. The longtime Cooperstown resident then attended 64 of the next 67 inductions, including last year’s when he was 99 and a resident of an assisted living facility.
He was easy to spot at the Clark Sports Center, handing out business cards bearing reproductions of his photos, and wearing a sign around his neck that said, “I was at the first induction.