1907 - 2008
Sherman Maxwell American Radio Personality
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Sherman Maxwell was previously married to Mamie Bryant (1943).
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 1 |
82 years, 11 months
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| Total | 1 |
82 years, 11 months
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Details
| First Name |
Sherman
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| Middle Name |
Leander
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| Last Name |
Maxwell
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| Full Name at Birth |
Sherman Leander Maxwell
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| Alternative Name |
Sherman Leander Maxwell, Sherman Maxwell, Jocko
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| Birthday |
18th December, 1907
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| Birthplace |
Newark, New Jersey USA
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| Died |
16th July, 2008
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| Place of Death |
Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pennsylvania
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| Cause of Death |
Pneumonia
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Central High School
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| Occupation Text |
Radio Sportscaster
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| Occupation |
Radio Personality
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| Father |
William Maxwell
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| Mother |
Bessie Maxwell
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Sherman Leander "Jocko" Maxwell (December 18, 1907 – July 16, 2008) was an American sportscaster and chronicler of the Negro league baseball league. Many veteran journalists of his day, including Sam Lacy of the Baltimore Afro-American, believed that Maxwell was the first African American sports broadcaster in history.
It was an assertion that many in the mainstream press also accepted, and Maxwell himself sometimes stated that he had in fact been the first.
For much of his life, he was known by the nickname of Jocko. Despite his many accomplishments over a broadcasting career of more than four decades, Maxwell was rarely paid by the radio stations he worked for during his career.
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