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Celebrate 101-year-old Bill Greason, who is now the last living Negro League player
For more than 50 years at Bethel Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Bill Greason was a beloved pastor. He baptized children, officiated weddings, and saved souls while reconciling people to God. But long before that, Greason was a Negro Leaguer — a right-handed pitcher whose skills wowed crowds at Rickwood Field, a ballpark in Birmingham…
