December 21, 1911: Josh Gibson Born

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Suggested Readings

Baseball Hall of Fame Video: http://youtu.be/N7AkM2usAi8

Ribowsky, Mark. Josh Gibson The Power and The Darkness. University of Illinois Press, 2004.

Brashler, William. Josh Gibson: a Life in the Negro Leagues. Harper & Row, 1978.

Buckley, James Jr. 1,001 Facts About Hitters. DK Publishing, 2004.

Holway, John. The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues. Hastings House, 2001.

Lester, Larry. Black Baseball's National Showcase. University of Nebraska Press, 2001.

Riley, James. The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. Carrol & Graf, 1994.

Negro League Baseball Players Association: http://www.nlbpa.com/gibson__josh.html

“No joshing about Gibson's talents,” By Larry Schwartz: http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016050.html

Josh Gibson Foundation: http://www.joshgibson.org/

Baseball Hall of Fame: http://baseballhall.org/hof/gibson-josh

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Josh Gibson National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Josh Gibson 1979 National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Josh Gibson National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Josh Gibson National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

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Josh Gibson at bat National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Josh Gibson at bat National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Josh Gibson uniform picture National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Josh Gibson National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Josh Gibson homerun National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

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Josh Gibson Plaque National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.

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