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Everybody knows that Jackie Robinson was the first black major league baseball player, right? Wrong--by 63 years! Moses Fleetwood (Fleet) Walker, a barehanded catcher, played 42 games for the Toledo Blue Stockings of the American Association way back in 1884 when the AA was a major league. Walker's presence on the team created considerable controversy. Walker was subjected to death threats and snubbed by his own teammates. His brother Welday joined the team for a while too, appearing in five games as an outfielder. However, with owners, players and fans all showing open hostility toward blacks, the major league moguls made a 'gentleman's agreement' not to sign any more black players after 1884. This tacit pact stood until Jackie Robinson took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers on opening day 1947.
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Added: 6th February 2008
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John McEnroe was one of the greatest tennis players ever. Unfortunately, he will be often remembered for these types of outbursts.
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Added: 27th April 2008
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1970 One that should be played more.He began 1963 and at 67 He sings with all his heart and soul!still in 2008.His Tomography is immense,he's sang with greats from all types of music
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Added: 8th February 2008
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Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether and Eartha Kitt all played cat Woman in the television series Batman in the 60's
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Added: 9th February 2008
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He played The Butler on Batman, as Alfred Pennyworth 1966-68. He was in 50 movies, including Lassie Come Home 1943. The House of seven Gables 1940 Sinbad the Sailor 1947 among lots of other Classics.
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Added: 9th February 2008
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The first black coach in the National Football League was Fritz Pollard who was a player-coach for the Akron Pros during the league's infancy way back in 1921. Pollard lived to a ripe old age: He was 92 when he died in 1986.
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Added: 10th February 2008
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As a kid my Gran always seem to play Scottish country dance and classical music. Imagine my surpise when one day I heard this coming from her record player. Made me love the music of Jim Reeves to this day.
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Added: 27th April 2008
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Posted By: donmac101 |
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Fleer's 1989 baseball card of Billy Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles had an unusual feature: an obscenity on the handle of his bat. For years Ripken blamed a playful teammate for scribbling the naughty message on his bat just before the photo was taken. In 2009 Ripken fessed up, saying he had written the message on his batting practice bat to distinguish it from his game bats. He had just finished taking BP at Fenway Park when the Fleer photographer snapped this photo. When this error became public knowledge, Fleer reissued Ripken's card several different times, with the offending message blacked out or obscured in a different manner. Predictably, the original 'error card' is much in demand by collectors.
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Added: 10th February 2008
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