Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)
• May 31st, 1981 • 1h 38min
Drama, TV Movie
Overview
The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.
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