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Published on: 2011-03-08
Released on: 2011-03-08
Original language: English

Neil Lanctot’s biography of Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella—filled with surprises—is the first life of the Dodger great in decades and the most authoritative ever published. Born to a father of Italian descent and an African- American mother, Campanella wanted to be a ballplayer from childhood but was barred by color from the major leagues. He dropped out of school to play professional ball with the Negro Leagues’ Washington (later Baltimore) Elite Giants, where he honed his skills under Hall of Fame catcher Biz Mackey. Campy played eight years in the Negro Leagues until the major leagues integrated. Ironically, he and not Jackie Robinson might have been the player to integrate baseball, as Lanctot reveals. An early recruit to Branch Rickey’s “Great Experiment” with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Campy became the first African-American catcher in the twentieth century in the major leagues. As Lanctot discloses, Campanella and Robinson, pioneers of integration, had a contentious relationship, largely as a result of a dispute over postseason barnstorming. Campanella was a mainstay of the great Dodger teams that consistently contended for pennants in the late 1940s and 1950s. He was a three-time MVP, an outstanding defensive catcher, and a powerful offensive threat. But on a rainy January night in 1958, all that changed. On his way home from his liquor store in Harlem, Campy lost control of his car, hit a utility pole, and was paralyzed below the neck. Lanctot reveals how Campanella’s complicated personal life (he would marry three times) played a role in the accident. Campanella would now become another sort of pioneer, learning new techniques of physical therapy under the celebrated Dr. Howard Rusk at his Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. As he gradually recovered some limited motion, Campanella inspired other athletes and physically handicapped people everywhere. Based on interviews with dozens of people who knew Roy Campanella and diligent research into contemporary sources, Campy offers a three-dimensional portrait of this gifted athlete and remarkable man whose second life after baseball would prove as illustrious and courageous as his first. Cards That Never Were For the 2016 postseason I am making Cards That Never Were of Hall of Famers from each team but with a couple of twists. The first twist is that they will appear on ... Pedro Almodvar - Wikipedia Pedro Almodvar Caballero (Spanish pronunciation: [peo almooar kaaeo]; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director screenwriter producer ... The Colbys (TV Series 19851987) - IMDb LATEST HEADLINES Stranger Things Season 2 First Look: The Gang Dress As Ghostbusters in Upcoming Super Bowl Teaser 19 hours ago; John Lithgow Joins Pitch ... Home - David A. Adler author of fiction and nonfiction ... David A. Adler is the author of almost two hundred books for children fiction and nonfiction. Scavini Petro: Theologia Moralis Universa Pio IX ... JESUS FASTENING MOFFETT SHUSTER MORTARS Garbhn Tintorero SOLTAU GAUTHREAUX Yocemento SUSPECTS' PINCKNEY UNPRESERVED DRINKER LEACHMAN JABBING WEAK FONTENOT PARALEGAL ... NYDN Movies - NY Daily News Russia denies embroiled Michael Flynn discussed lifting sanctions Running Doc's tips for getting back to action faster after ACL The citys helpers are starving for aid Francine York at Brian's Drive-In Theater Francine York was the subject of numerous cheesecake photos in the 1960s and 1970s TV page of ULTIMATE MYSTERY /DETECTIVE WEB GUIDE TELEVISION: 606 Other Mystery/Detective Series [New format: all the show titles are real but "R" and "S" data between "Remington Steele" and "Taggart" are not yet ... KNEA - Kansas NEA Reading Circle Catalog KNEA members serve on the Kansas State Reading Circle to read and screen all of the best children's literature published each year. Since 1926 KNEA has published a ... Fastest Pitchers Ever Recorded in the Major Leagues - 2014 ... Kelvin Herrera throwing 101 mph 5/7/2012 2012 Season Fastest Pitchers 100+ [qty 100+/101+/102+] u3 u9 15 pitchers threw 414 pitches 100+ mph during the 2012 regular ...
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