March 28, 1946 Cumberland Willis “Cum” Posey, basketball and baseball hall of fame Negro League player, manager and team owner, died. Posey was born June 20, 1890 in Homestead, Pennsylvania. In his early years, basketball dominated Posey’s life. From the early 1900s through the mid-1920s, Posey was considered the best African American basketball player of his time [...]
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March 28th in African American History – Cumberland Willis “Cum” Posey
By Chimsima Zuhri on March 28, 2012 in African American History, Author, March, Sports
Tags: athlete, baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, baskeball, Colored Basketball World Championship, Cumberland Willis “Cum” Posey, Duquesne University, founder, Homestead Grays, Loendi Big Five, Monticello Athletic Association, Negro League, Penn State University, Pittsburgh Courier
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