Joe Durham, the first African-American position player in Baltimore Orioles history,
passed away April 28, 2016 in Randallstown, Maryland. He was 84.
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Durham followed pitcher
Jehosie Heard, who broke the color barrier for the Orioles earlier in the 1954 season as a pioneer during the team's inaugural season. Prior to joining the Orioles, Durham was an All-Star in the Negro Leagues with the Chicago American Giants.
In my column for The Sports Post, I profiled Durham from a 2010 interview that I conducted with him, where he explains his career experiences from playing in the East-West All-Star Game, to the hardships he faced integrating the Piedmont League in 1953, one year prior to his major league debut.
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Joe Durham was a Negro League All-Star Before he made History with the Baltimore Orioles." - The Sports Post
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