Howard, Elston, 1929-1980

found: Elston and me, 2001 :CIP t.p. (Elston Howard) galley (Ellie Howard; African American baseball player; has been dead for over twenty years)

found: Wikipedia, viewed July 1, 2016:cf. Elston Howard (Elston Gene "Ellie" Howard (February 23, 1929 - December 14, 1980) was an American professional baseball catcher, left fielder and coach. During a 14-year baseball career, he played in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball from 1948 through 1968, primarily for the New York Yankees. He also played for the Kansas City Monarchs and the Boston Red Sox. The first African American player on the Yankees roster...Howard was born in St. Louis, Missouri...After staying a week at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, Howard died of the heart ailment in 1980.) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elston_Howard

found: Amazon.com, viewed July 5, 2016:cf. Howard Elston (Catching (Baseball) by Elston Howard (Author). Viking Press, 1966) - https://www.amazon.com/Catching-Baseball-Elston-Howard/dp/0670206792/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467719658&sr=1-2&keywords=howard+elston