The sidewalk by the house at South and Pound streets in Lockport rose enough for one spot, with imagination, to feel like a pitching mound. Roy Kinyon marked off the distance to a makeshift home plate, and Carl Kinyon, youngest of four kids, said his father was always ready to play catch.
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Roy Kinyon, ready to throw, on the porch of his Lockport home.
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Centenarian and World War II veteran Roy Kinyon at his home on Thursday, June 30, 2022. On July 4, Kinyon will sign a one-day contract with the Buffalo Bisons, fulfilling his life-long dream of being a pro baseball player.
Minh Connors / Buffalo News
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On the Fourth of July, Roy Kinyon, 100, will sign his name to the roar of a crowd that knows a true baseball phenom when it sees one, as he becomes the newest and oldest Buffalo Bison, all at once.
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A portrait of Roy Kinyon from his time in the Navy, alongside baseball team photos from the early 20th century.
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Newspaper clippings and a baseball glove from the playing and coaching days of Roy Kinyon.
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Roy Kinyon in a guest room that he has turned into a personal museum of "galleries" of family keepsakes, including trophies and sentimental items from his wife and children and grandchildren.
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A 1961 team photograph of a Little League team coached by Roy Kinyon (top left), held by his son Gary, part of Roy's museum-like "gallery" of family artifacts.
By Sean Kirst
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Centenarian and World War II veteran Roy Kinyon in his Lockport home on Thursday, June 30, 2022.
Minh Connors / Buffalo News
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Sean Kirst is a columnist with The Buffalo News. Email him at skirst@buffnews.com .
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