For Ruston, Louisiana, native Ralph Garr, Grambling State’s campus was practically part of his large family’s backyard, making it natural for Mr. Garr to become a proud Tiger alum. Even better for Mr. Garr, he came of age at a…
Growing up in Goldsboro, North Carolina, George Altman knew early that he wanted to accomplish more in life than he could in the tobacco fields and factories of his hometown, and he used sports to do it. At 6-foot-4 and…
Editor’s Note… this is the first in an ongoing series of interviews conducted with former stars of HBCU baseball. James “Jim” Robinson was a member of powerhouse North Carolina A&T Aggie teams of the late 1940s and early 1950s that…
Editors note… this was originally posted on February 16, 2010 and has been edited for posting during 2019 Black History Month. For me, it is interesting to realize that the man who broke baseball’s “color barrier” was not even the…
This is the third installment during Black History Month of HBCU Baseball Historical Hi-Lites in “trading card” format. In his only year of college baseball, Tommie Agee earned National Intercollegiate Athletic Association (NAIA) All-American honors finishing third in the country…
This is the second installment during Black History Month of HBCU Baseball Historical Hi-Lites in “trading card” format. In July of 1974, in a surprise move to most, it was announced that South Carolina State College (now South Carolina State…
This is the first installment during Black History Month of HBCU Baseball Historical Hi-Lites in “trading card” format. While Johnson C. Smith University and Livingstone College have not supported baseball programs since well before the mid-twentieth century, the two rival…
African American umpires like all umpires, in general, are often overlooked or forgotten by the coaches and fans unless there’s a perceived wrong call during a game. Those African American umpires face this reality with the same tenacity as all…
Editor’s Note: The Black College Legends and Pioneers Committee of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Foundation is committed to educating the baseball world about the accomplishments of historic and current HBCU programs and their student athletes. Our Committee…
Editor’s Note: In the middle of the nineteenth century, Kansas was one of several territories that were hotbeds for abolitionist activities and it was during this time that Kansas was admitted into the Union of United States as a free…
