Ted Strong Jr. : the untold story of an original Harlem Globetrotter and Negro Leagues All-Star /

This book is the first biography of Ted Strong Jr., a two-sport athlete of the Negro Leagues and the Harlem Globetrotters. Born Theodore Relighn Strong Jr. in South Bend, Indiana, the eldest of 14 children, Ted was raised in the Black Belt of South Side Chicago. He was one of the original Harlem Glo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jenkins, Sherman L., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]
Temas:
Strong, Ted, > Jr., > 1917-1978.
Strong, Ted, > Jr., > 1917-1978
Harlem Globetrotters > History.
Harlem Globetrotters
Basketball players > United States > Biography.
Baseball players > United States > Biography.
Negro leagues > History.
Joueurs de base-ball > États-Unis > Biographies.
Ligues des Noirs (Base-ball) > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Sports.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Baseball players
Basketball players
Negro leagues
United States
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue
  • It started with a Senior
  • "Ted was big for his age"
  • Ted Jr. comes into his own
  • The sky is the limit
  • Prime Time abound with hiccups
  • The 15th season
  • 1942-1943
  • A season of change, World War II calls
  • The brothers return
  • "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair"
  • 1947
  • Ted Jr.'s younger brother begins to "break em" off
  • Twilight triple header
  • Epilogue.

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