{"product_id":"cum-posey-of-the-homestead-grays-9781476663944","title":"Cum Posey of the Homestead Grays","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e?   Cumberland Posey began his career in 1911 playing outfield for the Homestead Grays, a local black team in his Pennsylvania hometown. He soon became the squad''s driving force as they dominated semi-pro ball in the Pittsburgh area. By the late 1930s the Grays were at the top of the Negro Leagues with nine straight pennant wins. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Posey was also a League officer; he served 13 years as the first black member of the Homestead school board; and he wrote an outspoken sports column for the African American weekly, the \u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Courier\u003c\/i\u003e. He was regarded as one of the best black basketball players in the East; he was the organizer of a team that held the consensus national black championship five years running. Ten years after his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he became a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame--one of only two athletes to be honored by two pro sports halls.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eOne. A Son of Old Pittsburgh, with a New Idea\u003cbr\u003eTwo. Shooting Baskets, Throwing Elbows, Winning It All\u003cbr\u003eThree. \"McGraw of the Sandlots\"\u003cbr\u003eFour. Posey: \"Fans Love a Winner\"\u003cbr\u003eFive. Superb Teams, but a Failed League\u003cbr\u003eSix. Who Owns Pittsburgh?\u003cbr\u003eSeven. Posey in Homestead\u003cbr\u003eEight. The Championship Years\u003cbr\u003eNine. Executive Decisions\u003cbr\u003eTen. \"Baseball Has Lost Its Greatest Name—Cum Posey!\"\u003cbr\u003eChapter Notes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040393953623,"sku":"9781476663944","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476663944.jpg?v=1750946605","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cum-posey-of-the-homestead-grays-9781476663944","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}