Cum Posey of the Homestead Grays - A Biography of the Negro Leagues Owner and Hall of Famer (Paperback)

Cumberland Posey began his career in 1911 playing outfield for the Homestead Grays, a local black team in his Pennsylvania hometown. He soon became the squad's driving force as they dominated semi-pro ball in the Pittsburgh area. By the late 1930s the Grays were at the top of the Negro Leagues with nine straight pennant wins. Posey was also a League officer; he served 13 years as the first black member of the Homestead school board; and he wrote an outspoken sports column for the African American weekly, the Pittsburgh Courier. He was regarded as one of the best black basketball players in the East; he was the organizer of a team that held the consensus national black championship five years running. Ten years after his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he became a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame-one of only two athletes to be honored by two pro sports halls.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2020
Authors:	James E Overmyer
Dimensions:	229 x 15 x 12mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	243
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-6394-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Basketball Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Baseball Books > Biography > General
LSN:	1-4766-6394-7
Barcode:	9781476663944

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