John Schulian's "Laughing on the Outside," on the life and career of Josh Gibson
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On the latest edition of The SI Vault podcast, we celebrate the legacy of Jackie Robinson with a reading of John Schulian's 2000 Sports Illustrated feature "Laughing on the Outside," the story of Josh Gibson. A Negro Leagues legend and arguably the greatest African American baseball player of all time, Gibson's life was marked by brilliance and tragedy, as he was denied his chance at breaking the game's color barrier despite his overwhelming talent.
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