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The Dodgers’ Hall of Fame Backstop Who Broke Barriers On and Off the Field
His name is Roy Campanella. Campanella’s journey to Cooperstown began in high school. The baseball coach held tryouts and told the prospective players to run to the position they wanted to play.
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Oldest living MLB player, World War II vet dies at 100
He went to Dodgers spring training in Havana, Cuba, in 1947, playing alongside future Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson and Roy Campanella. After a few years starring for the Dodgers’ minor league ...