LEADER 02472nam 2200529 450 001 9910798646603321 005 20230808195423.0 010 $a1-4422-6728-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000861501 035 $a(EBL)4677065 035 $a(OCoLC)958455069 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16468905 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)15011954 035 $a(PQKB)20974699 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4677065 035 $a(DLC) 2016024554 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000861501 100 $a20160321h20162016 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTed Strong Jr. $ethe untold story of an original Harlem Globetrotter and Negro Leagues All-Star /$fSherman L. Jenkins 210 1$aLanham :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-6727-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPrologue -- 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. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aBasketball players$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aBaseball players$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aNegro leagues$xHistory 615 0$aBasketball players 615 0$aBaseball players 615 0$aNegro leagues$xHistory. 676 $a796.323092 700 $aJenkins$b Sherman L.$f1956-$01485707 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798646603321 996 $aTed Strong Jr$93704966 997 $aUNINA