Willie Black (other)
Willie Black is the name of: * Willie Black (footballer) (1929–2015), Scottish footballer * Willie Black, African-American golfer who constructed a golf course in Rogers Park, Tampa, member of the National Black Golf Hall of Fame * Willie Black, a character in a series of novels by Howard Owen See also *William Black (other) William Black may refer to: Politicians * William Black (Ontario politician) (1867–1944), speaker of the Legislature of Ontario and Conservative MLA * William Black (Canadian politician) (1869–1930), Progressive party member of the Canadian Ho ...

Willie Black (footballer)
William Loudon Black (21 December 1929 – 8 January 2015) was a Scottish football forward who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. He was capped by Scotland at amateur An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, autodidacticism, self-taught, user-generated, do it yourself, DI ... level. References Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players Queen's Park F.C. players Men's association football forwards Scotland men's amateur international footballers 1929 births 2015 deaths People from Largs {{Scotland-footy-forward-1920s-stub ...
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Rogers Park, Tampa
Rogers Park Golf Course is a historic public 18-hole golf course in Tampa, Florida. Land for the park was acquired by the City of Tampa in 1947 and was used for picnics and games by black residents during the era of racial segregation in the United States. Construction of the course was led by Willie Black and began in 1948 on part of the Rogers Park complex. It was completed in 1952. Rogers Park was the only course available to Tampa's black residents. Located along the Hillsborough River, Rogers Park is spread across 160 acres. The park was created in 1952 by Tampa businessman and philanthropist Garfield Devoe Rogers (G. D. Rogers) for whom it is named. On Nov. 10, 1949, The Tampa Tribune reported that a new city "Negro Park" near the waterworks had just been started and the land was being cleared. The approximate 30 acres of land was purchased by the City of Tampa from Tampa Electric Company. Two parcels of land with houses on them within the park were still owned by ...
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Howard Owen
Howard Owen (born March 1, 1949) is an American author. He is a writer of literary fiction, mystery, and thrillers. He was the winner of the 2012 Hammett Prize awarded annually by the International Association of Crime Writers. Books by Howard Owen and their reception ''Littlejohn'' (1992) was the first novel by Owen, and he was 40 years old when it was first published by Permanent Press in 1989. It was followed by ''Fat Lightning'' in 1994 and ''Answers to Lucky'' (1996). His fourth novel, ''The Measured Man'', was published in hardcover by HarperCollins in 1997. It was praised in ''The New York Times'', the ''Los Angeles Times'', ''Publishers Weekly'', ''Kirkus Reviews'', the ''Raleigh News & Observer'', the ''Orlando Sentinel'', and the ''Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel''. Chosen as one of the Los Angeles Times Book Reviews' "Recommended Titles" for 1997, it was also included in ''The Best Novels of the Nineties: A Reader's Guide''. His fifth novel, ''Harry and Ruth'', was publ ...
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