Our white boy
By: Jerry Craft with Kathleen Sullivan ; foreword by Larry Lester.
Contributors: Sullivan, Kathleen, 1969-
Series: Sport in the American West
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lubbock, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780896726741
Subjects: Craft, Jerry, -- 1937-; Pitchers (Baseball) -- Texas, West -- Biography; Baseball players -- Texas, West -- Biography; Mayors -- Texas -- Jacksboro -- Biography; Negro leagues -- Texas, West -- History; African American baseball players -- Texas, West -- History; Baseball -- Texas, West -- History; Texas, West -- Race relations
Genres: Biography; History
Description: "Tells the story of Jerry Craft, rancher and former mayor of Jacksboro, Texas, who was the first white man to play in the West Texas Colored League during the summers of 1959 and 1960. Craft was pitcher for the Wichita Falls/Graham Stars, a small, semi-professional, all-black team"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.