On Negro Leagues’ 100th anniversary, Memphis Red Sox’s legacy lives on
The Memphis Red Sox pose in the 1940s. (Submitted)
Sam Allen, now 84, remembers a final summer with Memphis that afforded him the chance to play baseball even as players suffered discrimination.
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Memphis Red Sox Negro Leagues Sam Allen Bob Kendrick Kerry Cobb baseballDon Wade
Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.
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