Stanley "Doc" Glenn (September 16, 1926 – April 16, 2011) was a

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catcher with the Philadelphia Stars of the

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from 1944 to 1950. He also played three years in the minors and two in the

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senior Intercounty Baseball League in southwestern

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for the St. Thomas Elgins in the early 1950s. After his retirement from baseball, Glenn spent 40 years in the wholesale electric supply business. In 2006, Glenn released his first published book entitled, ''Don't Let Anyone Take Your Joy Away: An inside look at Negro League baseball and its legacy''. Glenn was born in

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, and was signed by hall-of-famer Oscar Charleston out of John Bartram High School in

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Honors

In February 1994, Stanley Glenn and several other players from the Negro leagues were honored by Vice-President

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at the

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. In 2004, Glenn was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in

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NLBPA President and Advocacy

Stanley (Doc) Glenn retired in Philadelphia and was active as president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Players Association's Board of Directors. Glenn died on April 16, 2011 in Yeadon, Pennsylvania. He is interred at Ferwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

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