Cumberland Posey
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Cumberland Posey was a prominent Negro league baseball executive and Hall of Famer best known for building the Homestead Grays into one of the most dominant teams in Black baseball history.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1890-06-20 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1946-03-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Duquesne University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pennsylvania State College NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Posey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Cumberland Willis Posey Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation |
businessman
ⓘ
riverboat engineer ⓘ |
| givenName | Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameCategory |
executive
ⓘ
player ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction |
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
ⓘ
National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear |
2006
ⓘ
2016 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Negro league baseball ⓘ |
| league | Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | pioneer African American sports executive ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Homestead Grays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Cumberland Posey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
built the Homestead Grays into one of the most dominant teams in Black baseball history
ⓘ
considered one of the best Black basketball players of the early 20th century ⓘ won multiple Negro National League pennants with the Homestead Grays ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being inducted into both the Baseball and Basketball Halls of Fame
ⓘ
building the Homestead Grays into a powerhouse franchise ⓘ leadership in Negro league baseball ⓘ |
| occupation |
baseball executive
ⓘ
baseball player ⓘ basketball player ⓘ team owner ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Homestead, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Homestead High School basketball team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburgh-based amateur basketball teams ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
business manager of the Homestead Grays
ⓘ
owner of the Homestead Grays ⓘ |
| raceInSportsContext | Black baseball ⓘ |
| relative | Cumberland Willis Posey Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Homestead, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
baseball
ⓘ
basketball ⓘ |
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