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Our white boy /

Tells the story of Jerry Craft, rancher and former mayor of Jacksboro, Texas, who was the first white man to play in the West Texas Colored League during the summers of 1959 and 1960. Craft was pitcher for the Wichita Falls/Graham Stars, a small, semi-professional, all-black team.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Craft, Jerry, 1937-
Other Authors: Sullivan, Kathleen, 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lubbock : Texas Tech University Press, [2010]
Series:Sport in the American West.
Subjects:
Craft, Jerry, > 1937-
Pitchers (Baseball) > Texas > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Baseball players > Texas > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Mayors > Texas > Jacksboro > Biography.
Negro leagues > Texas > West (U.S.) > History.
African American baseball players > Texas > West (U.S.) > History.
Baseball > Texas > West (U.S.) > History.
Texas, West > Race relations.

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