Jasper Washington
This article was written by Kelly Boyer Sagert
This biography appears in The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (SABR, 2026), edited by Thomas Kern and Bill Nowlin. SABR members can download a free e-book edition or save 50% off the purchase of a paperback edition at SABR.org/ebooks.
Full Name
Jasper Washington
Born
September 13, 1896 at Dunbar, PA (USA)
Died
February 16, 1960 at Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
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