J. B. Martin
American baseball executive
Dr. J. B. Martin (September 24, 1885 – May 1, 1973) was president of the Negro American League, owner of the Chicago American Giants baseball team, and a prominent Republican Party leader in Memphis and later Chicago.
Early life
Martin was born on September 24, 1885, in Walls, Mississippi. He attended LeMoyne High School in Memphis. He later moved to Nashville, where he attended Meharry Medical College and graduated in 1910. He later returned to Memphis where he opened a drug store.
Career
Martin and his brother B. B. Martin were Memphis dentists with other business interests. One of these was the Memphis Red Sox. The brothers bought Martin Park on Crump Boulevard along with the team and expanded it, keeping the Red Sox one of the few clubs in the Negro leagues with their own ballpark. For several decades, Martin owned the South Memphis Drug Store.
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