Willard Brown
Willard Jessie Brown (26 June 1915 – 4 August 1996), nicknamed "Home Run" Brown, was an American baseball player who played outfielder in the Negro Leagues, and Major League Baseball, and is in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read more about Willard Brown: Negro League, Major League, Return To The Monarchs, Baseball Hall of Fame, Retirement and Death
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