02472nam 2200529 450 991079864660332120230808195423.01-4422-6728-3(CKB)3710000000861501(EBL)4677065(OCoLC)958455069(PQKBManifestationID)16468905(PQKBWorkID)15011954(PQKB)20974699(MiAaPQ)EBC4677065(DLC) 2016024554(EXLCZ)99371000000086150120160321h20162016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTed Strong Jr. the untold story of an original Harlem Globetrotter and Negro Leagues All-Star /Sherman L. JenkinsLanham :Rowman & Littlefield,[2016]©20161 online resource (205 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-6727-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue -- It started with a Senior -- "Ted was big for his age" -- Ted Jr. comes into his own -- The sky is the limit -- Prime Time abound with hiccups -- The 15th season -- 1942-1943 - A season of change, World War II calls -- The brothers return -- "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" -- 1947 -- Ted Jr.'s younger brother begins to "break em" off -- Twilight triple header -- Epilogue.This book is the first biography of Ted Strong Jr., a two-sport athlete of the Negro Leagues and the Harlem Globetrotters. Born Theodore Relighn Strong Jr. in South Bend, Indiana, the eldest of 14 children, Ted was raised in the Black Belt of South Side Chicago. He was one of the original Harlem Globetrotters and a major star in the Negro Baseball Leagues. This biography displays the determination of a man who excelled despite the odds experienced by African Americans in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.Basketball playersUnited StatesBiographyBaseball playersUnited StatesBiographyNegro leaguesHistoryBasketball playersBaseball playersNegro leaguesHistory.796.323092Jenkins Sherman L.1956-1485707MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798646603321Ted Strong Jr3704966UNINA