Orlando Sentinel Baseball Players
Dublin Core
Title
Orlando Sentinel Baseball Players
Alternative Title
Orlando Sentinels
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Baseball--Florida
Baseball players--Florida
Sports--Florida
Segregation--Florida
Description
Four Orlando Sentinel baseball players in the 1950s. Photographed from left to right is Jesus Jenks, Allen Perisio, Charley "Big Dike" Wilson, and David Harry Black. The two men on the left are from Cuba, while the two men on the left are from Sanford, Florida.
Black (1929-2012) was the son of Pilgrim Black (1905-2002) and his first wife Mae Henry Gilmore, who also had a second child named Bessie Mae Black that passed away around 6 months old. Black played baseball throughout high school and was drafted into the military during the Korean War on January 9, 1951, when he was 22. After two years of military service and receiving a discharge on February 2, 1953, he went on to play baseball in the Negro Baseball League at age 24. He also played for the Orlando Sentinels, a white baseball team, in 1954. While playing baseball, Black was known by several nicknames that he acquired as a youth, including "Allstar" and "Kid Blister." At age 29, Black became a long-distance truck driver, a profession he continued for58 years. He retired several times, but returned to the job due to his love of the work. Black finally retired permanently at age 77, when his employer would no longer insure him. He was later diagnosed with cancer and was cared for by his half-sister, Patricia Ann Black (1956-). Black passed away in December of 2012.
Black (1929-2012) was the son of Pilgrim Black (1905-2002) and his first wife Mae Henry Gilmore, who also had a second child named Bessie Mae Black that passed away around 6 months old. Black played baseball throughout high school and was drafted into the military during the Korean War on January 9, 1951, when he was 22. After two years of military service and receiving a discharge on February 2, 1953, he went on to play baseball in the Negro Baseball League at age 24. He also played for the Orlando Sentinels, a white baseball team, in 1954. While playing baseball, Black was known by several nicknames that he acquired as a youth, including "Allstar" and "Kid Blister." At age 29, Black became a long-distance truck driver, a profession he continued for58 years. He retired several times, but returned to the job due to his love of the work. Black finally retired permanently at age 77, when his employer would no longer insure him. He was later diagnosed with cancer and was cared for by his half-sister, Patricia Ann Black (1956-). Black passed away in December of 2012.
Source
Photocopy of original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Patricia Ann Black.
Date Created
ca. 1954-1958
Contributor
Black, Patricia Ann
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopy of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Patricia Black Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
217 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally owned by Pilgrim Black.
Inherited by Patricia Ann Black in 2002.
Rights Holder
Copyright to the resource is held by Patricia Ann Black and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Patricia Ann Black
External Reference
Flewellyn, Valada S. African Americans of Sanford Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub, 2009.
McCarthy, Kevin. Baseball in Florida. Sarasota, Fla: Pineapple Press, 1996.
Nelson, Kadir. We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball. New York: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, 2008.
McKissack, Pat, and Fredrick McKissack. Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“Orlando Sentinel Baseball Players,” RICHES, accessed April 25, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/2993.