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Chuck Harmon
 Major League Baseball Player

Achievements


Like Jackie Robinson, Chuck Harmon maintained his courage and composure throughout many adverse situations, being the first and only African-American to play on many of his segregated teams. This enabled Harmon to achieve many honors and awards such as:

The City of Golf Manor honored Chuck Harmon by naming a street after him called "Chuck Harmon Way" for his contribution and dedication to the City of Golf Manor.

Washington, Indiana, Chuck Harmon's hometown, honored him in naming a street after him called "Harmon Drive."

Honored at the 48th Annual Urban League of Greater Cincinnati "Glorifying the Lions" Heritage Award on January, 1997.

Honored by the Governor of Ohio, George Voinovich, with the 1996 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award in Racial Equality.

Played with the Cincinnati Reds from 1954-56, the St. Louis Cardinals from 1956-57 and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1957-58.

Noted for being the first African-American to play with the Cincinnati Reds and was honored in 1992 as the "Grand Marshal for The Opening Day Parade."

Member of the Indiana High School Baseball and Basketball Halls of Fame, University of Toledo Baseball and Basketball Hall of Fame, and the Evansville, Indiana Corridor Hall of Fame.

Played on two Indiana High School State Championships in basketball at Washington, Indiana in 1941-42 and played in the University of Toledo N.I.T. Final Runner-up Championship at Madison Square Garden in 1943.