[Player file : Banks, Ernest, 1950- / compiled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.]

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[Player file : Banks, Ernest, 1950- / compiled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.]

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Player file includes material documenting his baseball career and personal life. These items include newspaper and magazine articles, biographical material, press releases, copies of original documents and other sundry items. File contents: folder 1 (1950- ).

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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, ...