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Curt Flood And The Show Me Spirit, Joshua C. Devine
Curt Flood And The Show Me Spirit, Joshua C. Devine
Missouri Law Review
My dad loved the law and baseball. He also loved to combine the two. His first love was baseball. He grew up in New Jersey and quickly became a Brooklyn Dodgers fan after attending numerous games with his father, Dick. He was heartbroken when his beloved "Bums" left Brooklyn for Los Angeles when he was 10 years old. I don't think he ever got over the loss.' However, he did find some comfort in his loss with the formation of the New York Mets, which promptly became his new favorite baseball team. He shared his passion for the Mets with …
Curt Flood And A Triumph Of The Show Me Spirit, James R. Devine
Curt Flood And A Triumph Of The Show Me Spirit, James R. Devine
Missouri Law Review
Curt Flood was not a Show Me State native. Born in Houston, Texas, in January 1938, the last of six children, Flood moved as a child with his family to Oakland, California. From early on, Flood "was precociously coordinated." He was able to run, catch, and throw a ball better than much older children. He began playing organized baseball at the age of nine in a police league and knew by the time he was a teen that he might make a living at baseball. Although he was shorter and lighter than most professional ball players, at the age of …