Carl Erskine, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Roy Campanella
Beloved and respected, Carl Erskine, now age 97, was a top pitcher who spent a dozen years spanning his entire major league career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers.…
Roy Campanella’s Impressive Career
Roy Campanella made 8 All-Star teams and was named MVP three different times in his stunning career with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His statistics might have been even more impressive had…
Ty Cobb’s thoughts on Roy Campanella
In 1953 Ty Cobb stated that Roy Campanella would be the most remembered baseball player of the 20th century.
Roy Campanella’s Life Lesson
Life is often not fair. Consider the life of Roy Campanella. He never made more than a $36,000 annual salary playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Today he'd be paid $36…
May 7, 1959, Roy Campanella Night
Roy Campanella played his last game for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957. Following that season on January 28, 1958, he suffered a terrible auto accident. His neck was broken, leaving…