Roy Campanella
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Roy Campanella, nicknamed "Campy", was an American professional baseball player, primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before en
Campanella with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1956
Campanella, circa 1953
Campanella with teammates Jackie Robinson and Jim Gilliam in Japan, 1956
Brooklyn Dodgers
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The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team founded in 1883 as the Brooklyn Grays. In 1884, it became a member of the American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics before joining the Natio
Roy Campanella
…Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor leagues in 1946. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 1948 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, for whom he played until 1957. His playing career ended when he was paralyzed in an automobile crash in January 1958. A three-time MVP, he is considered…
Photograph of the 1913 Brooklyn Dodgers team
Jackie Robinson with the Dodgers in 1949
Hall of Fame SS Pee Wee Reese (1940–1942, 1946–1957)