It's difficult to quantify Cool Papa Bell's speed. According to the Hall of Fame, Bell may well have been the fastest man to ever play baseball.
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Cool Papa Bell was an American professional baseball player, reputedly the fastest base runner of all time. He is said to have stolen 175...
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Among many legendary accounts, he once stole 175 bases in a 200-game season and was able to round the bases in 12 seconds flat. Even the "...
10 months ago

A man suffered critical injuries following a daytime shooting on James Cool Papa Bell, with police seeking leads.
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Statue of James 'Cool Papa' Bell, a Starkville native and Baseball Hall of Famer, dedicated after delayed delivery...
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From a new career batting average leader to a new single-season ERA champ, Negro Leagues greats now officially top baseball's all-time...
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The story of the various baseball organizations that collectively formed the Negro Leagues over the first half of the 20th century is vital...
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After more than a century, Major League Baseball admitted this week the Negro Leagues rocked beyond Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Cool Papa...
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On Feb. 13, 1974, 28 years after playing his final professional season with Pittsburgh's Homestead Grays, Bell was elected to the Hall of Fame.
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Cardinals uniform historian Oliver Kodner takes a hard look at the NLB throwbacks to be worn at Rickwood.
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