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    "Faster Than a Light Switch": Bob Kendrick and Willie Wilson on the Life and Legacy of Cool Papa Bell

    "Faster Than a Light Switch": Bob Kendrick and Willie Wilson on the Life and Legacy of Cool Papa Bell

    FromBlack Diamonds

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    "Faster Than a Light Switch": Bob Kendrick and Willie Wilson on the Life and Legacy of Cool Papa Bell

    FromBlack Diamonds

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    Length:
    65 minutes
    Released:
    Aug 19, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Follow Bob Kendrick on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nlbmprezVisit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City - https://nlbm.comJames "Cool Papa" Bell audio originally recorded with Stephen BankerTo read more of Joe Posnanski on Cool Papa Bell - https://theathletic.com/1468030/2020/01/03/the-baseball-100-no-84-cool-papa-bell/
    Released:
    Aug 19, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, as well as spotlighting the leagues’ achievements and innovations during a time of segregation and inequality. Listeners will hear the stories of baseball legends like Jackie Robinson, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, and important figures like Rube Foster, Effa Manley, Buck O’Neil and many more.