Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American professional baseball player, primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the See more

Negro leagues
Of mixed race, Campanella was prohibited from MLB play as a result of the baseball color line. In 1937, at the age of 15, he began playing See more

Campanella lived in Glen Cove, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island; he operated a liquor store in Harlem between regular-season … See more

Campanella was married three times. His first marriage, to Bernice Ray on January 3, 1939, ended in divorce. They had two daughters together.
On April 30, 1945, … See more

Roy Campanella was born in Philadelphia on November 19 1921 to parents Ida, who was African American, and John Campanella, son of Italian immigrants. Roy was the youngest of the four children born to the couple. They first lived in Germantown See more

After his playing career and rehabilitation, Campanella remained involved with the Dodgers. In January 1959, the Dodgers named him assistant supervisor of scouting for the See more

In July 1969, Campanella was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, the second player of black heritage so honored, after Jackie Robinson. The same year, he received the Bronze Medallion from the City of New York. See more