Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Josh Gibson

Joshua “Josh” Gibson (December 21, 1911 – January 20, 1947) was an American catcher in baseball’s Negro leagues. He played for the Homestead Grays from 1930 to 1931, moved to the Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1932 to 1936, and returned to the Grays from 1937 to 1939 and 1942 to 1946. In 1937 he played for