Gene Benson

Gene Benson

by | Aug 1, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Gene Benson Baseball player Eugene Benson (October 2, 1913 – April 6, 1999) was an American center fielder in baseball’s Negro Leagues. He played for the Philadelphia Stars in 1937, moved to the Homestead Grays in 1938, and returned to the Stars from 1939 to...
Smokey Joe Williamson

Smokey Joe Williamson

by | Jul 21, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Cyclone Joe Williams Baseball player Joseph Williams (April 6, 1886 – February 25, 1951), nicknamed “Cyclone Joe” or “Smokey Joe”, was an American right-handed pitcher in the Negro leagues. He is widely recognized as one of the game’s...
Lincoln Lincoln University

Lincoln Lincoln University

by | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized

Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) University in Pennsylvania Lincoln University (LU) is the United States’ first degree-granting historically black university.[4] Founded as a private university in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972. Its main...
Roy Campanella

Roy Campanella

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Roy Campanella Baseball player; born 19 November 1921 Philadelphia Pa; Baltimore Elite Giants Negro National League (NNL); Brooklyn Dodgers 1948; died 26 June 1993 Woodland Hills Ca Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed “Campy”, was...
Ray Dandridge

Ray Dandridge

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Negro Leagues

Raymond Emmitt Dandridge (August 31, 1913 – February 12, 1994), nicknamed “Hooks” and “Squat”, was an American third baseman in baseball’s Negro leagues. Dandridge excelled as a third baseman and he hit for a high batting average. By the...