The Negro Baseball Leagues - Chattin' With The Legends with Byron Motley
Byron Motley
6 episodes
2 months ago
A podcast featuring never-heard-before interviews with legendary stars of the Negro Baseball Leagues in celebration of the Centennial of the Negro Baseball Leagues.
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A podcast featuring never-heard-before interviews with legendary stars of the Negro Baseball Leagues in celebration of the Centennial of the Negro Baseball Leagues.
"All content of The Negro Baseball Leagues: Chattin' with the Legends podcast, is the property of YABBA BIRI Productions, Inc. Any rebroadcast, transcription, or retransmission without the express written consent of YABBA BIRI Productions Inc, is prohibited."
Junius "Red" Gaten - The man who knew, worked for, and played with - the founder of the Negro Leagues, Andrew Rube Foster
The Negro Baseball Leagues - Chattin' With The Legends with Byron Motley
40 minutes 16 seconds
5 years ago
Junius "Red" Gaten - The man who knew, worked for, and played with - the founder of the Negro Leagues, Andrew Rube Foster
What a treat this is!
I sat down for this interview with Junius "Red" Gaten at his home in Chicago in 2004, a year before he passed away at the age of 104!
Mr. Gaten was a social activist, musician, entrepreneur...and a former errand boy for mob boss Al Capone!
A member of the American Communist Party during the 1940s, Gaten helped picket games at major league ballparks in an effort to desegregate the majors. He got the nickname "Red", not only from his communist leanings, but also because of the the actual color of his hair as well!
Gaten personally knew Andrew Rube Foster, "the father" and founder of the Negro Leagues. An eyewitness to the early days of Negro League baseball, his insights and recall are simply remarkable.
This episode is a treasure for those who wish to learn about who Rube Foster was from someone who knew him well, worked for him, and played with him.
THIS is pure gold!
PLAY BALL!
The Negro Baseball Leagues - Chattin' With The Legends with Byron Motley
A podcast featuring never-heard-before interviews with legendary stars of the Negro Baseball Leagues in celebration of the Centennial of the Negro Baseball Leagues.
"All content of The Negro Baseball Leagues: Chattin' with the Legends podcast, is the property of YABBA BIRI Productions, Inc. Any rebroadcast, transcription, or retransmission without the express written consent of YABBA BIRI Productions Inc, is prohibited."
