| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Bell, James Thomas |
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| DATES: | 1903–1991 |
| VARIANTS: | Known as “Cool Papa.” |
| American baseball player who spent his entire career in the Negro Leagues (1922–1950). Considered by many to be the fastest base runner ever, he reportedly stole 175 bases in 200 games in 1933.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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