Blue, Vida, 1949-2023

found: Vida, his own story, 1972t.p. (Vida Blue) p. 15 (Vida Rochelle Blue, Jr., b. Jul. 28, 1949)

found: African American National Biography, accessed December 18, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Blue, Vida; baseball player; born 28 July 1949 in Mansfield, Louisiana, United States; taken in the second round by baseball's Oakland Athletics (1967); spent his first two years with the Oaks, the Athletics' farm team in Iowa; called up to pitch for Oakland, but returned to the Oaks (1969-1971); instrumental in Oakland franchise winning five consecutive American League Western Division titles and the World Series three straight years (since 1971); ended his career with the San Francisco Giants (1986); honors include covers of Time and Sports Illustrated; chosen as All-Star, seized the Cy Young Award, named league MVP (1971), inducted to the Bay Area Hall of Fame(1995))

found: New York times website, viewed 28 May 2023(Vida Blue; born Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. on July 28, 1949 in Mansfield, La., died Saturday [May 6, 2023], aged 73; in his first full season with the Oakland Athletics in 1971 threw an unhittable fastball and became baseball's hottest player) - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/obituaries/vida-blue-dead.html