Dr. King Aided Progress in Sports, Too
January 13, 2022
Yesterday the world of sports and the rest of the world should have taken time off and saluted that man from Atlanta.
Yesterday the world of sports and the rest of the world should have taken time off and saluted that man from Atlanta.
Joe Leonard Morgan, one of the all-time greatest second basemen in Major League Baseball history, and a key cog in Cincinnati’s Big Red Machine, has died at the age of 77.
Gibson emerged as a raw, but immensely talented rookie who would not be denied stardom. He became a full-time starting pitcher in July 1961 and earned his first All-Star appearance in 1962. Gibson won two of three games he pitched in the 1964 World Series, then won 20 games in a season for the first time in 1965. Gibson also pitched three complete game victories in the 1967 World Series.