FORMER BALTIMORE ORIOLE JOE DURHAM DIES AT THE AGE OF 84!

JOE DURHAM, THE 1ST AFRICAN AMERICAN POSITION PLAYER FOR THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES, DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES AT THE AGE OF 84.  JOE SPENT 2 YEARS WITH THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES.  MOREOVER, SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE U.S. ARMY AND SPENT 40 YEARS WITH THE ORIOLE ORGANIZATION.  (A COACH, FRONT OFFICE)  JOE WAS A FREQUENT ATTENDEE OF ORIOLE ALUMNI EVENTS.  LAST SEASON AT CAMDEN YARDS I MET JOE AT AN ALUMNI EVENT.  REST IN PEACE, JOE!

ABOVE IS A PHOTO CARD SIGNED BY JOE DURHAM!!

JOE DURHAM LOOKING LIKE HE ENOUGH OF SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS ON A HOT HUMID DAY AT CAMDEN YARDS!!