[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E669]
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                        TRIBUTE TO DON NEWCOMBE

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                          HON. JULIAN C. DIXON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 15, 1997

  Mr. DIXON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on the 50th anniversary of the 
fall of the color barrier in major league baseball to honor and 
acknowledge the valuable contributions made by Mr. Don Newcombe, a 
constituent, and pitcher for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 
1948 to 1958. A contemporary of the legendary Jackie Robinson, Mr. 
Newcombe pitched in three World Series and four All-Star Games. He is 
the only man in the history of baseball to win Rookie of the Year, Most 
Valuable Player, and the Cy Young Award.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Newcombe has not been content to rest upon his 
accomplishments on the field of sport. He has continued his 
extraordinary career, and is now director of community relations for my 
home team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has traveled worldwide in this 
capacity to deliver lectures to youth and adults on the dangers of 
alcohol and drug abuse. This year, Mr. Newcombe is being honored for 
his work as the recipient of an honorary doctorate in the humanities by 
Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to recognize Don Newcombe. He is a man who 
has made a difference in sport, in the humanities, and like many other 
black athletes, in the very structure of our society. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing his full and productive career, 
and in wishing him continued success in his future endeavors.