Lou Clarizio

Lou Clarizio

Lou Clarizio was one of the five white professional baseball players to be the first to join the Negro American League. He was signed to the Chicago American Giants in 1950 by Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe with the support of the team’s owner, Dr. J.B. Martin, who was concerned about black players joining Major League teams. The other four young white players were Lou Chirban, Al Dubetts, Frank Dyall and Stanley Miarka.


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