The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Ernie Banks

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Ernie Banks

7/18/2000

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2000.003

Baseball player Ernie Banks (1931 - 2015 ) nicknamed “Mr. Cub,” played his entire nineteen year baseball career with the Chicago Cubs. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977, Banks was the first Chicago Cub to have his number retired. Banks was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 7/18/2000, in Chicago, Illinois. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 5; Total Run Time: 02h 26m 04s

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Banks, Ernie, 1931-

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Baseball player Ernie Banks was born in Dallas, Texas, on January 31, 1931. As legend has it, his father had to bribe young Ernie with nickels and dimes in order to get his son to play catch.An all-around athlete, Banks was a high school star in football, basketball and track. At age seventeen, he signed to play baseball with a Negro barnstorming team. Manager Cool Papa Bell recognized Banks' talent and signed him to a contract with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Baseball League.In 1953, ...