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Shea Stadium Groundskeeper Honored at Final Game10-28-08 | News

Shea Stadium Groundskeeper Honored at Final Game

Shea Stadium, the former home to the New York Mets, hosted many events over the years. When the Beatles played there in 1965, groundskeeper Pete Flynn drove them from the stage to beyond the centerfield fence, where an armored car waited to take them to the World?EUR??,,????'?????<

Pete Flynn has been working as a groundskeeper at Shea Stadium, home to the New York Mets, since it opened in 1964. Thirty-five years later, he was raking and scooping on the infield for the team?EUR??,,????'?????<

He was the longtime head groundskeeper who repaired the field after fans celebrated Mets titles by tearing it up. When he had a chance to retire, he went back to being one of the crew. After his usual winter with the grandchildren in Connecticut, he plans to work at Citi Field next year.

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At the final game, he was honored on the field he has so carefully and tirelessly tended for decades. This time, though, he was an honored guest, introduced with a number of Mets legends during the farewell ceremony. ?EUR??,,????'?????<