Larry Doby — American Athlete born on December 13, 1923, died on June 18, 2003

Lawrence Eugene Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball who was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier. A native of Camden, South Carolina and three-sport all-state athlete while in high school in Paterson, New Jersey, Doby accepted a basketball scholarship from Long Island University. At 17 years of age, he began professionally playing baseball with the Newark Eagles as the team's second baseman. Doby joined the United States Navy during World War II. His military service complete, Doby returned to baseball in 1946, and along with teammate Monte Irvin, helped the Eagles win the Negro League World Series... (wikipedia)

Kids are our future, and we hope baseball has given them some idea of what it is to live together and how we can get along, whether you be black or white.
I knew being accepted was going to be hard, but I knew I was involved in a situation that was going to bring opportunities to other blacks.