Vernon "Moose" Johnson - Class of 2022

(Crystal Falls)

Played minor league and independent baseball for many years and was renowned as a slugger. He played for a black team that visited Crystal Falls, was the winning pitcher and hit a home run in a 1-0 victory. He batted .469 for a black team in one lengthy stretch playing with Baseball Hall of Famers Satchel Paige and Ted “Double Duty” Radcliffe. That team won the National Semi-Pro championship in what is now called the National Baseball Congress Championship. He died in 1965.