Howie Schultz, R. I. P.

Former Hamline standout played pro baseball and basketball | StarTribune.com: "The St. Paul Central graduate, 87, played for three major league clubs before being part of two Minneapolis Lakers championship teams.
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Schultz saw regular duty for the Dodgers until the start of the 1947 season, when Brooklyn sold his contract to the Philadelphia Phillies to make room for Jackie Robinson.

'His first year, Jackie played first base,' Schultz said in a 2004 interview with the Star Tribune. 'I'm a footnote in history -- the guy who was benched to allow baseball to be integrated.'''