Black Sports : Black Sports History

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so true i was talking about him and another young man who never played in the NBA professional level
but they was very great players in the game of basketball

 

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John Henry "Pop" Lloyd​

John Henry Lloyd
Nickname: Pop, El Cuchara ("The Tablespoon")

Career: 1906-1932
Positions: ss, 2b, 1b, c, manager
Teams: Macon Acmes (1905), Cuban X-Giants(1906), Philadelphia Giants (1907-1909), Leland Giants (1910), New York Lincoln Giants (1911-1915, 1926-1930), Chicago American Giants (1914-1917), New York Lincoln Stars (1915), Brooklyn Royal Giants (1918-1920), New York Bacharach Giants (1919), Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1922, 1924-1925, 1931-1932), Columbus Buckeyes (1921),Hilldale Daisies (1923), Harlem Stars (1931)
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11'' Weight: 180
Born: April 25, 1884, Palatka, Florida
Died: March 19, 1965, Atlantic City, New Jersey
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee (1977)

Essential to any team's success during the deadball era was the presence of John Henry Lloyd, the greatest black baseball player during the first two decades of the century. The tall, rangy superstar was the greatest shortstop of his day, black or white, and with the exception of Honus Wagner in his prime, no major leaguer could compare with him. Wagner is reported to have said that he considered it a privilege to be compared to Lloyd.

He was a complete ballplayer who could hit, run, field, throw, and hit with power, especially in the clutch. A superior hitter and a dangerous base runner, his knowledge and application of inside baseball as defined in the era allowed him to generate runs with a variety of skills. In the field he was a superlative fielder who studied batters and positioned himself wisely, got a good jump on the ball, and possessed exceptional range and sure hands with which he dug balls out of the dirt like a shovel. Lloyd's play afield earned him the nickname in Cuba of "El Cuchara," Spanish for "The Tablespoon."

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http://www.coe.ksu.edu/annex/nlbemuseum/history/players/lloydjh.html

 

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Born on March 3, 1962, in East St. Louis, Illinois, Jackie Joyner-Kersee was the first American to win gold for the long jump and the first woman to earn more than 7,000 points in the seven-event heptathlon. She's ultimately won three golds, a silver and two bronze, making her the most decorated female athlete in Olympic track and field history. She's gone on to advocate for children.....

....A sufferer of exercise-induced asthma, Joyner-Kersee officially retired from track and field in 2001 at age 38. Following her retirement, she founded the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Youth Center Foundation, which is aimed at encouraging youth in her underprivileged hometown to play sports.

http://www.biography.com/people/jackie-joyner-kersee-9358710