Tracey Triniwell, CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, was recently honored with the 2025 John Henry “Pop” Lloyd Humanitarian Award at the Linwood Country Club. The recognition celebrates decades of leadership, service and commitment to empowering Atlantic City’s young people.
The Pop Lloyd Humanitarian Award pays tribute to legendary Negro Leagues baseball player John Henry “Pop” Lloyd, whose name is synonymous with integrity, service and community uplift. Lloyd was one of the greatest shortstops in the Negro Leagues who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977.
As part of his career, Lloyd played for the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants in 1924 and 1925. He lived and worked in Atlantic City, where he died in 1964.
The award holds significance for Triniwell, who first received the same honor in 1997 as a high school senior at Atlantic City High School.
“To stand here tonight, nearly three decades later, as CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City, is a full-circle blessing that humbles me deeply,” she said during her remarks.
Triniwell reflected on her Atlantic City upbringing, shaped by a family rooted in service. Her father, John Hyman Jr., served as director of recreation for the City of Atlantic City, devoting his life to creating opportunities for local youth. Her mother, Florence L. Hyman, instilled in her a deep respect for education. She credited her husband, Dink Triniwell, as being her “anchor” and sharing in every step of her journey.
Formed in the early 1990s, the Pop Lloyd Committee this year restored Atlantic City’s youth baseball field named in his honor and continues to advance his legacy through annual awards and educational outreach.
Triniwell shared the evening’s accolades with her daughter, Lauryn Triniwell, a senior at Egg Harbor Township High School, who received the John Henry “Pop” Lloyd Youth Impact Award.
“Pop Lloyd’s legacy reminds us that greatness isn’t measured by what we gain, but by what we give — by the lives we touch and the hope we leave behind,” Triniwell said.
