Ted Strong

Theodore Roosevelt Strong, Jr.


Born:
January 2, 1914
South Bend, IN

Died:
March 1, 1978
Chicago, IL



Career
1935-36 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1936-37 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1937-38 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1938-39 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1939-40 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1940-41 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1941-42 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)

1942-43 Chicago Studebaker Flyers (NBL)
1945-46 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1946-47 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1947-48 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)
1948-49 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent)


Strong was a star baseball player in the Negro Leagues, playing from 1937-1951 with an interruption to serve his country in World War 2. His drinking may have kept him out of the major leagues, but he was a fine athlete, playing for twenty years for the Globetrotters.

He died penniless in 1978 at 62 years of age.



Source:
http://www.southbendtribune.com/sports/shining-a-light-on-an-ex-star/article_7093d8bc-eb04-11e3-b36b-0017a43b2370.html
Grave and Obit

Minor/Negro League stats
http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=strong000ted


Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/stronth01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=stronte01