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Yankees legend Elston Howard got start in Negro Leagues
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Elston Howard broke the Yankees' color-barrier in 1955 - Sports Illustrated
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Yankees Retired Numbers
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Elston Howard - Wikipedia
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Joe Pepitone, flamboyant Yankees All-Star, dead at 82
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St. Louisan Elston Howard was a man of firsts for the Yankees and Major League Baseball
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Elston: The Story of the First African-American Yankee: 9781493029006: Howard, Arlene, Wimbish, Ralph, Vaccaro, Mike, Berra, Yogi, Newcombe, Don: Books
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Elston Howard - Cooperstown Expert
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Black Baseball Pioneers: Elston Howard
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Yankeeography: Elston Howard
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Teaneck NJ's Elston Howard made history on the New York Yankees