Perrysburg High School honors Leyland

Perrysburgh High School put on a ceremony, Dec. 19, honoring one of its most famous alumni and naming its new baseball field the Jim Leyland Family Field. The Detroit Tigers manager is originally from Perrysburg and graduated PHS in 1962. CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE PHOTO, START SLIDESHOW.

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jim Leyland laughs while listening to a presentation made in his honor. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jim Leyland poses for a photograph with Perrysburg High School math teacher Rachel Clink. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jim Leyland, right, laughs while listening to Perrysburg mayor Nelson Evans. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Katie Leyland, center, sits among other members of the Leyland family and their friends. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

Enlarge | Buy This Photo Jim Leyland addresses the crowd of several hundred people. THE BLADE/KATIE RAUSCH

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