A moment of silence was observed for the passing of major league umpire Steve Palermo before Tuesday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium.
A moment of silence was observed for the passing of major league umpire Steve Palermo before Tuesday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium. John Sleezer jsleezer@kcstar.com
A moment of silence was observed for the passing of major league umpire Steve Palermo before Tuesday’s game between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees at Kauffman Stadium. John Sleezer jsleezer@kcstar.com

Opinion

NBC’s ‘Sunday Today’ pays tribute to umpire Steve Palermo

By Blair Kerkhoff

bkerkhoff@kcstar.com

May 22, 2017 12:32 PM

Steve Palermo, the former major-league umpire who died on May 14 of cancer, was the subject of a feature on NBC’s “Sunday Today.”

Palermo was highlighted on a segment called “A Life Well Lived,” detailing the Kansas Citian’s umpiring career that ended in 1991 when he was shot in the back while coming to the aid of a waitress outside a Dallas restaurant after she was mugged.

Palermo’s umpiring days were over but not his contributions as a representative of baseball, a resource for the Royals and an inspiration to those who knew his story.

Here’s the “Sunday Today” video, narrated by host Willie Geist.

Blair Kerkhoff: 816-234-4730, @BlairKerkhoff

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