This is the grave of Candy Jim Taylor. Born in Anderson, South Carolina in 1884, James Taylor, better known as Candy Jim, played baseball. So did his brothers. This athletic family hoped to find a future that was not that of most of the Black...
negro leagues
This is the grave of Rube Foster. Born in 1879 in Calvert, Texas, Andrew Foster grew up the son of an AME minister. But he was much more interested in.
A request for a post on Major League Baseball now including Negro League stats in their all-time statistical measurements, meaning among other things that Josh Gibson is now the all.
This is the grave of Buck O'Neil. Born in 1911 in Carabelle, Florida, O'Neil grew up in Sarasota. His father ran a pool hall, which made him pretty middle class for his time, place, and race. He was a smart kid who wanted an education....
This is the grave of Smokey Joe Williams. Born in 1886 in Seguin, Texas, Williams was half Black and half Comanche. Such relationships were quite common in this era. Williams.
This is the grave of Hilton Smith. Born in 1907 in Giddings, Texas, Smith was a successful pitcher and good enough to play some college ball at Prairie View A&M,.
This is the grave of J.L. Wilkinson. Born in 1878 in Algona, Iowa, J.L. Wilkinson grew up in a middle class home. His father was a school superintendent and then an insurance executive. But his son had more romantic dreams than insurance. He loved baseball....
The 1970s was a strange time in the movies, in the sense that you could seemingly get any damn thing on the big screen. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and.
This is the grave of Willie Wells. Born in 1906 in Austin, Texas, Wells grew up in the city and became an outstanding baseball player. Of course, the major leagues.