Sam Bankhead, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSam Bankhead
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1910
Place of Birth: Sulligent, Alabama, United States
Date of Death: 24-Jul-1976
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Sam Bankhead
- Samuel Howard Bankhead (September 18, 1910 – July 24, 1976) was an American baseball player in the Negro Leagues.
- He played from 1931 to 1951.
- He also played for the Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo along with Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson.
- In 1951, he became the first black coach in Minor League Baseball when he was a player-manager for the Farnham Pirates of the Provincial League.
- He played in several East-West all-star games from 1933 to 1946.At age 26, Bankhead married Helen M.
- Hall on 25 February 1937 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
- He died in Allegheny in July 1976.His brothers Joe, Fred, and Garnett all also played in the Negro Leagues, and his brother Dan played Major League Baseball.
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