Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella
Roy Campanella, nicknamed "Campy", was an American baseball player, primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played for the Negro leagues and Mexican League for several seasons before moving into the minor leagues in 1946. He made his Major League Baseballdebut in 1948. His playing career ended in 1958 when he was paralyzed by an automobile accident...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth19 November 1921
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too.
A true pioneer who to me was like a father when I first came into the Dodger organization. He (Walter O'Malley) stood by me, and after my injury he stood by me and helped me through all of my crises.