This made Roy Campanella the first African-American to manage in white baseball. In 1947, with Rickey and everyone focused on Jackie Robinson’s triumph, Campanella was sent to Montreal, ...

It was Campanella’s second time winning the award, which he took home again for a third and final time in 1955. On Nov. 27, 1953, Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella was named the National ...

The widow of Roy Campanella, the Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers, has decided to auction off her husband's three Most Valuable Player awards and other prized trophies.

ROY CAMPANELLA Branch Rickey considered making Campanella the player to integrate the major leagues, but wound up signing Jackie Robinson soon before the Philadelphia-born catcher in 1946.

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Some people—many people—will see that I have selected Roy Campanella as the second subject of my series and object that his story is far from “forgotten.” I would reply that they are wrong ...

Starting in 1994, the Roy and Roxie Campanella Foundation provided more than $169,000 in physical therapy scholarships to 109 students, according the foundation’s website. Advertisement ...

The 1946 Nashua Dodgers are believed to be the first integrated professional baseball team in 20th century America.