Fans Called Him "Turkey," I Called Him Dad

Rosilyn Stearnes-Brown is a native Detroiter whose passions are baseball, music and educating people about her dad and the Negro Leagues. During her employment at Detroit Public Schools, as an educational tool for the students, she wrote a musical entitled “For the Love of the Game,” featuring her dad, “Turkey” Stearnes; his close friend Satchel Paige; and her uncle “Double Duty” Radcliffe.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments deletevi

Foreword by Gary Gillette

Preface

Prologue

I—A Legend Is Born

II—A Celebratory Beginning After Baseball

III—Family Favorites

IV—It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

V—Taking Things in Stride

VI—Old School Is the Best School

VII—Education

VIII—Commonalities: Marriage and Divorce

IX—Twice Retired: Dad and Me

X—Negro Leagues Reunion 1979 in Ashland, Kentucky

XI—A Great Soul Goes to Rest

XII—Daring to Make the Dream Come True

XIII—The Legacy Bears Fruit

Epilogue

Appendix A: Accomplishments and Awards

Appendix B: Current Statistics Compiled by Gary Ashwill

Index