The little town of Greenup, Kentucky, wound up playing an outsized role in remembering the Negro Leagues, for no other reason than it was the birthplace of Clint “Hawk” Thomas. That fact, plus his personality being one that his peers decided to honor later in his life, led directly to the explosion in recognition for the Negro Leagues that we’ve seen in…
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