George Charles Foster

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George Charles Foster, better known as Rube Foster, was a pioneering African American baseball pitcher, manager, and executive often called the "Father of Black Baseball" for founding and leading the Negro National League.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American baseball pioneer ⓘ
baseball executive ⓘ
baseball manager ⓘ
baseball player ⓘ
human ⓘ
sports league founder ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Rube Foster ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Foster ⓘ
fieldOfWork Negro league baseball ⓘ
linked to: Negro Leagues

professional baseball ⓘ
founded Negro National League ⓘ
givenName George ⓘ
influenced development of organized Black professional baseball in the United States ⓘ
leagueFounded Negro National League ⓘ
middleName Charles ⓘ
movement Negro league baseball ⓘ
linked to: Negro Leagues
nickname Rube Foster ⓘ
notableFor being called the "Father of Black Baseball" ⓘ
founding the Negro National League ⓘ
notableNickname Father of Black Baseball ⓘ
occupation baseball executive ⓘ
baseball manager ⓘ
baseball pitcher ⓘ
sports executive ⓘ
positionPlayed pitcher ⓘ
role league president of the Negro National League ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
sport baseball ⓘ

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Rube Foster → fullName → George Charles Foster ⓘ