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1. www.baseballscribe.com › blog › a-night-for-royA Night for Roy Campanella — Baseball (and other cool stuff)

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   May 7, 2024 · Today marks the 65th anniversary of Roy Campanella Night at the Los Angeles Coliseum. More than 93,000 fans turn out for a Thursday night exhibition game between the Dodgers and New York Yankees to benefit Campanella as he recovers from his career-ending injury.

2. dodgerblue.com › this-day-in-dodgers-history-royThis Day In Dodgers History: Roy Campanella Celebrated In ...

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   May 7, 2024 · Published on May 7, 2024. Author. Matthew Moreno. The Dodgers moving from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for the start of the 1958 was marred by tragedy as Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella was in a...

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   Apr 30, 2024 · by Rob Parker | Apr 30, 2024 | CLEAN UP. MLBbro Roy Campanella was a legendary pioneer at the catcher position with the Brooklyn Dodgers, who won three MVPs in the 1950s and led Brooklyn to its first World Series title, before becoming unfortunately paralyzed in a car crash.

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   May 15, 2024 · Roy Campanella, an outstanding Negro League catcher who was called up by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948, a year after Jackie Robinson smashed through baseball’s color line, witnessed that kind of...

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7. mlbbro.com › tag › roy-campanellaRoy Campanella | mlbbro.com

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   Apr 30, 2024 · MLBbro Roy Campanella was a legendary pioneer at the catcher position with the Brooklyn Dodgers, who won three MVPs in the 1950s and led Brooklyn to its first World Series title, before becoming unfortunately paralyzed in a car crash. When it comes to MLBbros at the position, he’s The GOAT.

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   May 15, 2024 · Roy Campanella, an outstanding Negro League catcher who was called up by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948, a year after Jackie Robinson smashed through baseball’s color line, witnessed that kind of...

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   Was Roy Campanella tough as nails?

   • " Roy Campanella: Roy was also tough as nails. As a Negro Leaguer, he was purported to have once caught four games in one day — an early doubleheader in Cincinnati and a twi-nighter in Middletown, Ohio. And he claimed to have caught three doubleheaders in one day in winter league competition.

   Roy Campanella Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac

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   How old is Roy Campanella?

   • Roy Campanella was born on Saturday, November 19, 1921, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Campanella was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1948, with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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   What happened to Roy Campanella?

   • He hit a telephone pole and the car flipped over, pinning him under the steering wheel. Roy’s neck was broken and his spinal cord was severely damaged, paralyzing him from the chest down. Roy Campanella, once the best catcher in the National League, if not all of major-league baseball, would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

   Roy Campanella – Society for American Baseball Research

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   Did Roy Campanella ever walk again?

   • Although he would never walk again or play the game he so loved, he did return to the world, working as a pitching and catching coach for the Dodgers during spring training, as well as serving as a community relations ambassador for the organization. Roy Campanella was born November 19, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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10. www.baseballscribe.com › blog › a-little-home-cookingA little home cooking — Baseball (and other cool stuff)

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    5 days ago · Roy Campanella hits the 99th and 100th home runs of his Hall of Fame career 72 years ago today, starting in the second inning with a shot off the Phillies right-hander Karl Drews at Philadelphia's Shibe Park. For good measure, Brooklyn’s catcher follows in the third inning with a grand sla.