The Indian Head Rockets engaged young black American players in the early 1950s, as did other western Canadian towns (Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Regina, Delisle, Brandon, etc) to create a competitive and entertaining league.

Born Greensboro, North Carolina
Played for the Indian Head Rockets and later for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1954 to 1957, the first African-American to do so.
Died Winston-Salem, North Carolina