Roy Campanella (1921–1993)

Closer to 3.5. Excellent, excellent story about a ball player that I didn't know much about. The behind the scenes stuff was awesome. Especially about how Branch Rickey had interviewed Campy a week before Jackie, but Campy essentially turned him down because he thought Rickey wanted him for the new Black Dodgers. And also how he recommended the Dodgers sign Willie Mays, but their scout said he couldn't hit a curveball. It's the little anecdotes like that, that can make or break a book like this for me, but I thought this one was great. He led a very interesting life, in baseball, and after his accident, and he doesn't hold much back in this book. A very inspiring tale,
If your story has anything in common with Campy, or even if it doesn't.… (més)