Tag: Homestead Grays

  • Former Duquesne, Penn State athlete Cumberland Posey elected to Basketball Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2016-04-05 Stephen J. Nesbitt, Beat Writer Courtesy of the Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y. Will become only person inducted into both professional basketball, baseball halls of fame The grass-roots campaign to get Cumberland “Cum” Posey enshrined in the…

  • Let’s Learn From the Past: Cumberland Posey Jr. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 2013-08-29 Michele Sneddon, History Center Communications Assistant As a standout player, manager and owner, Cumberland Willis Posey Jr. built the Homestead Grays into one of the most successful franchises in Negro League baseball history. Born on June 20, 1890, Posey grew up in a…