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Originally Posted by Brad K
The Tigers signed Gates Brown when he was in prison. He liked to say that when he was in school he took English, math, hub caps, and wheel covers.
The Tigers had no Black players. Brown said he figured they'd have to have some Black players someday so he thought it was an advantage to him to be one of the few in the organization. Don't know if I'd have gambled that if I were him, but it worked out OK.
I didn't know about LeFlore and Burton.
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Gates Brown was loved by Tiger fans. If you get a chance look up the hot dog story.