Subject(s): Harry Dallara Sport: Baseball Location: Harmon Field, Tryon, NC Unveiled: 5/9/2020 Sculptor: David Deming Material: Bronze Status: In Situ Inscription(s): Plaque: HARRY JOSEPH ANTHONY DALLARA. JANUARY 9, 1917 - APRIL 27, 2012. HARRY WAS BORN IN THE BRONX, ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AND SENT TO CAMP CROFT, S.C. FOR TRAINING. HE SERVED IN WWII, WAS INJURED IN BATTLE NEAR SALERNO, ITALY, AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND RETURNED TO SPARTANBURG. A DEVOTED BASEBALL PLAYER AND FAN, HE DISCOVERED AND FELL IN LOVE WITH TRYON AND HARMON FIELD IN THE 1950'S PLAYING HUNDREDS OF GAMES HERE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THE STATUE, BASED ON A PHOTO OF HIM PLAYING BALL AT THE AGE OF 90, REPRESENTS EVERYMAN WHO SHARES HARRY'S LOVE OF BASEBALL AND ITS ABILITY TO FOSTER SPORTSMANSHIP, TEAMWORK, FAMILY AND HUMANITY. WE HOPE IT WILL INSPIRE GENERATIONS OF MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS - OF ALL BACKGROUNDS - TO ENJOY THE MAGIC OF BASEBALL AT HARMON FIELD. "LET'S PLAY BALL". THE HARRY DALLARA FOUNDATION. DEDICATED SPETEMBER 5, 2020. Links: Sculptor Project