Rob Ruck
Rob Ruck, a history professor at the University of Pittsburgh, has been contributing to the research landscape for many decades, on topics ranging from local history to baseball in Latin America. The theme of his work has revolved around the recognition that working people have sporting lives and a desire to explore what sport has meant to everyday people and their communities. His books and documentary film subjects have included Puerto Rican legend Roberto Clemente and photographer Teenie Harris, sandlot baseball in Pittsburgh, and the Negro Leagues. He was also a consultant on the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s exhibit, “Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball.”
Related links:
- Read “Pittsburgh and the Negro Leagues,” by Rob Ruck (Baseball in Pittsburgh, 1995)
- Read “Chicos and Gringos of Béisbol Venezolana,” by Rob Ruck (1986 Baseball Research Journal)
- Learn more about the Hall of Fame exhibit, “Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball” (BaseballHall.org)
- Get a copy of Raceball: How the Major Leagues Colonized the Black and Latin Game (Beacon Press)