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31 de may. de 1981 · Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, and later in the major leagues. Traces his life from his troubled youth, including his life in a detention school for Negroes, to his highs and lows in baseball, and in his personal life.
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige is a 1981 American made-for-television biographical film directed by Richard A. Colla and based on Leroy's autobiography, Don't Look Back : Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball. It stars Louis Gossett Jr. and Beverly Todd.
21 de jul. de 2014 · Beverly Todd, Cleavon Little and Ossie Davis co-star in this fond look at a sports legend's life and times. Paige was an athle... “Don’t look back,” said legendary baseball pitcher...
In an era when the Major League was “whites only,” Paige dominated the talent-rich Negro League with his so-called “trouble ball” and other pitches. And he campaigned for the day when he and other blacks would get their chance at the big show. When Paige’s time finally came, he was past his prime. Yet, as always, he made the most of it.
The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.
“Don’t look back,” said legendary baseball pitcher Satchel Paige “Something might be gaining on you.”
Synopsis. The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the '20s, hoping to break into organized Negro baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.
