Ted Strong Jr.

Ted Strong Jr. was a two-sport athlete, a major star of the Negro Leagues and one of the original Harlem Globetrotters. This book shares the fascinating story of a man who played in seven Negro League Baseball All-Star games and was a key member of the Harlem Globetrotter team that won the World Professional Basketball Championship.

Sherman L. Jenkins is president of SLJ Communications & Consulting, Inc., a digital media and economic development consulting company, where he is also publisher and editor of a monthly online newspaper covering African American life outside of Chicago. He is a retired director of economic development in Illinois and is former alderman-at-large for the city of Aurora, IL. He is a member of the Society for American Baseball Research's Negro Leagues Committee.

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: It Started with a Senior Chapter 2: "Ted Was Big for His Age" Chapter 3: Ted Jr. Comes into His Own Chapter 4: The Sky Is the Limit Chapter 5: Prime Time Abounds with Hiccups Chapter 6: The Fifteenth Season Chapter 7: 1942-1943: A Season of Change, World War II Calls Chapter 8: The Brothers Return Chapter 9: "Life for Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair" Chapter 10: 1947 Chapter 11: Ted Jr.'s Younger Brother Begins to "Break 'Em" Off Chapter 12: Twilight Triple Header Epilogue Appendix A: Facts about Ted Strong Jr. Appendix B: Quotes about Ted Strong Jr. Appendix C: Ted Strong Jr.'s Baseball Statistics Notes Selected Bibliography Index About the Author