BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) – A former star in the Negro baseball league has finally received a grave marker more than 50 years after his death.

A ceremony Sunday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington dedicated a limestone grave marker for George “Anner” Shively. The two-time MVP and seven-time All-Star died in 1962 and was buried in an unmarked grave.

Shively's great-grandnephew, Seth Debro, tells The Herald-Times that the marker helps his generation connect with their ancestors and gives them a place to visit.

About 100 people attended the memorial dedication. 

<p>Shively's marker is one of 11 that now sit just off the road in the southwest section of the cemetery. They represent the culmination of nearly a year's work.