First published by Sports World News on March 5, 2014 by Matthew Orso
Look to the past and you will thrive in the future. History has a funny way of reappearing time and time again in life.
Sean Gibson is no stranger to history. He is the great-grandson of former Negro Leagues slugger Josh Gibson and is continuing his grandfather’s legacy through the Josh Gibson Foundation.
For those who don’t know, Josh Gibson played in the Negro Leagues from 1930-1946. He smacked more than 800 home runs during his career and was known as “the Black Babe Ruth.” Gibson was a 12-time Negro League All-Star and two-time Negro League World Series champion. His accomplishments are known by many, including being one of the few men to hit a ball out of Yankee Stadium. Josh Gibson was inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame by Negro League Committee in 1972.
“My grandfather, John Gibson Jr., began the foundation in the early 1990’s in order to preserve the legacy of his dad, my great-grandfather, Josh Gibson,” said Gibson. “I began with the organization around 1995.”
