Stanley Glenn

Stanley Glenn

Stanley (Doc) Glenn (b. September 16, 1926) is a former baseball catcher with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro Leagues from 1944 to 1950. He also played three years in the minors and two in the Canadian senior Intercounty Baseball League is southwestern Ontario for the St. Thomas Elgins in the early 1950s.

After his retirement from baseball, Glenn spent 40 years in the wholesale electric supply business. In 2006, Glenn released his first published book entitled, "Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away: An inside look at Negro League baseball and its legacy".

Glenn was born in Wachapreague, Virginia, and was signed by hall-of-famer Oscar Charleston right out of John Bartram High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Glenn says he remembers every day and every player who he played with during his career.

“I suppose one thing I remember so vividly was catching Satchel Paige (1946 and 1950),” Glenn says.

“As hard as he threw, the ball was like a feather. It was so easy to catch him, mainly because he was always around the plate.”

In February 1994, Stanley Glenn and several other playes from the Negro Leagues were honoured by Vic-President Al Gore at the White House. [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:rdeX3CBBNqgJ:www.21stcenturyradio.com/WhiteHouseVisit1994gif.html+catcher+Stanley+Glenn&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=5 See pictures ot the event here]

Stanley (Doc) Glen retired in Philadelphia and is currently active as president on the Negro Leagues Baseball Players Association's Board of Directors.

In 2004, Glenn was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland.

External links

* [http://www.nlbpa.com Negro Leagues Baseball Players Association Web site]
* [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:ukeyD86u-BIJ:www.nlbpa.com/4aug2004.html+Stanley+Glenn&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=1 2004 interview with Stanley (Doc) Glenn]
* [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:obpLD2J-IXQJ:newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2006/0802/Sports/073.html+Stanley+(Doc)+Glenn&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=5 "Former Negro League stars keeping history alive" by Tim Morris, August 2, 2006]
* [http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:-0e65FbFVboJ:www.nlbpa.com/30oct2004.html+Stanley+Glenn&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=2 Stanley Glenn inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in Maryland]
* [http://www.nlbpa.com/18aug2006.html Stanley Glenn releases new book in 2006]

References

* "Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away: An inside look at Negro League baseball and its legacy" (iUniverse, Inc. (harcover) 2006; ISBN 0-595-67777-0)


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