Why Kansas City Swing Means So Much to Me
Category: CULTURE & ARTS
He was famous among black fans who watched him play and white fans who would read about him in the paper. When he finally was called into the major leagues in his forties, by far the oldest rookie ever, he said this: "Age is a matter of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it don't matter."
By Trey Ellis, Contributor
Novelist, screenwriter, essayist, 2013-10-19