Campanella

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Campanella is an Italian-origin surname most famously associated with Roy Campanella, the Hall of Fame catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Campanella canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian-language surname
human
human
human
surname
awardReceived National League Most Valuable Player Award
bats right
causeOfDisability spinal cord injury leading to paralysis
countryOfCitizenship Argentina
Italy
United States of America
dateOfBirth 1921-11-19
dateOfDeath 1993-06-26
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
givenName Roy
hallOfFameInductionYear 1969
hasEtymologyRelatedTo Italian word "campana" meaning "bell"
hasFamilyName Campanella
Campanella
Campanella
hasLanguageOfOrigin Italian
hasNotableBearer Juan José Campanella
Martín Campaña (often rendered Campanella in some sources)
Roy Campanella
Tommaso Campanella
hasRetiredNumberBy Los Angeles Dodgers
heritage African American
Italian American
jerseyNumber 39
league Major League Baseball
Negro leagues
linked to: Negro Leagues
memberOf National Baseball Hall of Fame
memberOfSportsTeam Brooklyn Dodgers
linked to: Los Angeles Dodgers
MLBDebutTeam Brooklyn Dodgers
linked to: Los Angeles Dodgers
MLBDebutYear 1948
MLBFinalYear 1957
numberOfTimesAwardReceived_NL_MVP 3
occupation Dominican friar
baseball player
film director
philosopher
placeOfBirth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
linked to: Philadelphia
placeOfDeath Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
playedFor Baltimore Elite Giants
positionPlayed catcher
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
sufferedEvent career-ending automobile accident in 1958
throws right

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roy Campanella familyName Campanella
Roy Campanella hasFamilyName Campanella
subject linked to: Campanella
Tommaso Campanella hasFamilyName Campanella
subject linked to: Campanella
Juan José Campanella hasFamilyName Campanella
subject linked to: Campanella