Sports
Brendan Hoover
At 87, Rev. William “Bill” Greason has had more life experiences than many of us ever will. He grew up in poverty. He served in two wars. And, in 1952, he broke Oklahoma’s baseball color barrier.
Monday 20 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: robinson
The reverend returns
The man who broke Oklahoma’s baseball color barrier is back to celebrate the feat’s 60th anniversary.
Sports
Brendan Hoover
At 87, Rev. William “Bill” Greason has had more life experiences than many of us ever will. He grew up in poverty. He served in two wars. And, in 1952, he broke Oklahoma’s baseball color barrier.
The elite ate
Eat, drink and be in hoops heaven for March Madness and the NBA playoffs.
42
This Jackie Robinson biopic is a solid hit.
Drama
Phil Bacharach
In chronicling the real-life tale of Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, 42 is schmaltzy, sentimental and shameless. There is no dabbling in highfalutin niceties like subtext or nuance. Writer-director Brian Helgeland, who penned the hardly simplistic L.A. Confidential, keeps his focus simple and is content to let his hero worship fly.
