Gene BensonAge: 85 Negro Leagues outfielder of the 1940's who mentored a young Jackie Robinson before Robinson broke baseball's racial barrier; debuted with the Philadelphia Stars in 1937 but…
Tony Williams
jazz drummer
Considered one of the most influential jazz musicians in the last 50 years, Williams's bold experimental improvisations helped shape fusion. He worked with…
1985Randall Savage and Jackie Crosby (Macon [Ga.] Telegraph and News)1986Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty (Pittsburgh Press)1987Alex S. Jones (New York Times)1988Walt Bogdanich (Wall…
James (Cool Papa) Bell
Born: May 17, 1903
Baseball
Member of the former "Negro Leagues"; widely considered the fastest player ever to play baseball; also coached for the Kansas City…
Larry DobyBorn: Dec. 13, 1924Baseball OF First Black player in the AL; joined the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson entered the Majors with the NL's Brooklyn…
A.B. (Happy) ChandlerBorn: July 14, 1898Birthplace: Corydon, Ky.Baseball former Kentucky governor and U.S. Senator who succeeded Judge Landis as commissioner in 1945; backed Branch Rickey's…
Robert ForsteractorBorn: 7/13/1941Birthplace: Rochester, New York Television and film actor since the late 1960s. His films include Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), Medium Cool (1969),…
Tom ArnoldBorn: 6/3/1959Birthplace: Ottumwa, Iowa Produced and appeared in hit television series Roseanne (1989–94), then played the title role in the series The Jackie Thomas Show (1992) and Tom (…
Branch RickeyBorn: Dec. 20, 1881Baseball innovator revolutionized game with creation of modern farm system while GM of St. Louis Cardinals (1917-42); integrated major leagues in 1947 as…
Matthew (Mack) RobinsonAge: 88 silver medallist in the 200-meter race at the 1936 Summer Games and older brother of baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson; lost 200m to Jesse Owens in Berlin…
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