Kevin D. McCann

Kevin D. McCann is the author of six books on such interesting and controversial figures as Adam Huntsman and Fielding Hurst and subjects ranging from his family's history to the history of professional baseball in his hometown of Jackson, Tennessee.

He was born in Jackson, Tennessee in 1970 and attended public and private schools in Jackson and Madison County. He graduated from high school at Jackson Christian School in 1988 and attained a Bachelor of Science degree in History from Union University in 1993. He relocated to Middle Tennessee where he now lives with his wife Cindy and two children in Dickson.

Kevin has been interested in the history of his home region since he was a child. His interest was nurtured by his grandmother, Elizabeth (Plunk) McCann, and a strong sense of family heritage from both she and his great-grandmother Flossie (Sheets) Plunk, who lived to be 104 years old.

Baseball is one of Kevin's passions, especially the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kitty League. He is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). He is chairman of its Minor League Committee and president of the Grantland Rice-Fred Russell Tennessee chapter based in Nashville. He is also the editor of the Minor League Committee newsletter entitled "Beating the Bushes."

Books Kevin has written:

• Hurst's Wurst: Colonel Fielding Hurst and the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry U.S.A. (Fourth edition) (2007)
• Jackson Diamonds: Professional Baseball in Jackson, Tennessee (1999)
• The Peg-Legged Politician: The Life of Adam Huntsman (1996)
• The McCanns of McNairy County, Tennessee: The Descendants of
  John McCann Sr. (1995)
• The Correspondence, Speeches, and Writings of Adam Huntsman (1995)
• The History of Liberty Church and School, McNairy County Tennessee (1995)
• Hurst's Wurst: Col. Fielding Hurst and the Sixth Tennessee Cavalry U.S.A. (1993)

Publications Kevin has published:

• "Beating the Bushes" SABR Minor League Committee Newsletter (2007)
• The Bull Pen Kitty League Newsletter (2003-2005)
• Kitty League Centennial Reunion Program (2003)

Articles Kevin has written:

• West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 2000 Game Program
• "Baseball in the Kitty League." Baseball Ink

Drawing has also been a lifelong passion. If there's a scarp of paper, a pen, and a few idle moments, you can bet he is doodling cartoon faces and goofy expressions! He has tied his love of drawing with baseball over the years and has illustrated pictures for his book Jackson Diamonds and even created logos for teams in the KIT League, a summer collegiate wood bat league. The Farmington Firebirds still uses the logo he created, even on their caps.

Artwork Kevin has created:

• Grantland Rice-Fred Russell Tennessee SABR chapter logo
• KIT League team logos (all except for Sikeston were created by Kevin)
• Memphis 'Rasslin' Drawings