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	Rogan, Joe 'Bullet' - Negro League Baseball Player
		"Bullet" Rogan was a star for the Kansas City Monarchs for almost twenty years.
		Rogan's son, Wilber, accepted on behalf of his father, who died in 1967.
		Wilber Rogan spoke proudly of his father's ability to pitch and hit.
	www.nlbpa.com /rogan__joe_-_bullett.html (170 words)

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		Wilber Rogan was born in Oklahoma City in 1889 and moved with his family in 1908 to Kansas City, Kansas, where he attended Sumner High School.
		Bullet Rogan was a star player for the Monarchs for eleven seasons.
		Bullet Rogan died in Kansas City in 1964.
	www.kclibrary.org /localhistory/media.cfm?mediaID=34977 (395 words)

	Bullet Rogan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles Wilber(n) "Bullet" Rogan, also known as "Bullets" or "Bullet Joe" (July 28, 1893 - March 4, 1967), was an American right-handed pitcher in the Negro Leagues from 1911 to 1938.
		Rogan threw and batted right-handed, and while not extremely fast, ran the bases well and stole when necessary.
		Rogan led the 1924/25 Cuban League with a 9-4 record for the champion Almendares club.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bullet_Rogan (936 words)

	Bullet Joe Rogan
		Leaving his military career behind Rogan joined Wilkinson's Kansas City Monarchs in 1920, the inaugural season of the Negro National League.
		Rogan's career in Kansas City continued until 1937, a total of 17 years in a Monarchs uniform as a player and a manager.
		Rogan was elected to the National Baseball Hall Of Fame in 1998.
	www.negroleaguebaseball.com /players/Rogan.html (351 words)

	Joe Rogan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rogan is also a martial arts expert, proficient in taekwondo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and is a color commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
		Born in Newark, New Jersey, Rogan was raised in Revere, Massachusetts.
		Rogan and movie actor Wesley Snipes (a fellow martial arts enthusiast) were in negotiations in late 2005 to fight a mixed martial arts match in the UFC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joe_Rogan (769 words)

	bullets - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Bullet, projectile that is fired from a gun.
		Bullet in the Head, motion picture about Chinese gangsters who travel to Vietnam.
		Rogan, Joe (1889-1964), American baseball player, a dominant pitcher and successful manager in the Negro Leagues.
	encarta.msn.com /bullets.html (168 words)

	Bullet Joe Rogan \| BaseballLibrary.com
		One of the Negro Leagues' most versatile players, Rogan attained mastery both on the pitcher's mound and at the plate.
		Rogan used a no-windup delivery and possessed a devastating fastball and an array of curveballs.
		Rogan could throw a curveball faster than most pitchers could throw a fastball." Paige once said Rogan "was the onliest pitcher I ever saw, I ever heard of...
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Rogan_Bullet_Joe.stm (480 words)

	Jim Thorpe Association
		Born in Oklahoma City in 1889, Rogan pitched briefly for the Kansas City Colored Giants and then joined the military in 1911, playing on military teams until 1920.
		Rogan was "discovered" by Casey Stengel who referred him to the Kansas City Monarchs.
		Rogan was inducted posthumously into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.
	www.jimthorpeassoc.org /OKSportsHOF/JoeRogan.html (137 words)

	Bullet Joe Rogan \| BaseballLibrary.com
		One of the Negro Leagues' most versatile players, Rogan attained mastery both on the pitcher's mound and at the plate.
		Rogan used a no-windup delivery and possessed a devastating fastball and an array of curveballs.
		Rogan could throw a curveball faster than most pitchers could throw a fastball." Paige once said Rogan "was the onliest pitcher I ever saw, I ever heard of...
	baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/R/Rogan_Bullet_Joe.stm (480 words)

	Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Rogan not only was the league's best all-round player, ``he is one of the most popular players in the game with a pleasing personality,' reported the Kansas City Call, which went on to crow that Rogan once struck out Bob Meusel of the Yankees four times in a row during a barnstorming game.
		Rogan drove in three runs and pitched a scoreless 13th inning.
		Even though Rogan hadn't pitched since the opening game in Kansas City, the 37-year-old Mendez, who had undergone arm surgery earlier in the year, picked himself as the starter for the decisive game.
	www.nlbm.com /NS/ArticleDetail.cfm?ArticleID=52 (1590 words)

	Blackbaseball.com :: Negro Baseball Leagues :: Bullet Rogan
		An outstanding pitcher with a tremendous fastball, a fine curve and good control, "Bullet" Rogan was a star for the Kansas City Monarchs for almost 20 years.
		In 1926, Bullet hit.331 and compiled a 12-4 record on the mound, which was tops for the first-half champion Monarchs, who lost a heartbreaking five-out-of-nine play-off to the second-half champion, Chicago American Giants.
		During his twilight years, Rogan served as manager of the Monarchs prior to his retirement in 1938.
	www.blackbaseball.com /players/bulletrogan.htm (266 words)

	African American Registry: "Bullet Joe" Rogan, Negro League Great!
		Rogan was born in Oklahoma City and moved with his family in 1908 to Kansas City, Kansas, where he attended Sumner High School.
		Wilber "Bullet Joe" Rogan was one of the best and most versatile players in the history of the Negro Baseball Leagues.
		Bullet Rogan died in Kansas City in 1964.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/1646/Bullet_Joe_Rogan_Negro_League_Great (262 words)

	Historic Baseball : The stars, teams and history of the Negro Leagues
		For a list of the first fl players by franchise, Click here.
		Bullet Joe Rogan spent the first 10 years of his career pitching and playing for teams in the Philippines, Hawaii and Arizona while he was in the Army.
		It wasn't until he was 30 that, the player who had been discovered by Casey Stengel, made his debut with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues in 1920.
	www.historicbaseball.com /negroleague.shtml (310 words)

	Early Negro Teams & Players - Baseball Fever
		Wilber "Bullet" Rogan had long been in baseball's witness protection program, until he was discovered by Casey Stengel and, at the age of 30, referred to Monarchs' owner J.L. Wilkinson.
		Rogan sometimes used a no-windup delivery to deliver a devastating fastball with a full assembley of curves.
		Rogan stood deep in the batter's box and would attack the ball with his powerfully thin legs, tremendously strong wrist that resemble a smooth Ernie Banks-type swing.
	www.baseball-fever.com /showthread.php?t=19806 (6510 words)

	Western Canada Baseball Books
		"Bullet" Rogan was a star pitcher and outfielder for the legendary K. Monarchs for nearly two decades.
		Dixon's years of original research documents Rogan's career using over 100 photographs, many unpublished.
		This book is the definitive work on Rogan and the Monarchs.
	www.attheplate.com /wcbl/books3.htm (93 words)

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		The reputations of three pitchers during this era were so extraordinary that their names became immortal to fl fans and sportswriters throughout the land.
		Smokey Joe Williams pitched from 1897 to 1932, and, in 1952, was voted the greatest fl pitcher of all time by a group of sportswriters from the African American press who had seen him in his prime.
		Bullet Rogan was a crafty star for the Kansas City Monarchs, one of fl baseball's greatest teams.
	www.footstepsmagazine.com /BaseballGreatsArticle.html (822 words)

	Joe Rogan \| National Baseball Hall of Fame
		Wilber "Bullet" Joe Rogan didn't begin his Negro leagues career until age 30, joining the Kansas City Monarchs in 1920 after nearly a decade playing on U.S. Army teams.
		And don't think Rogan was nicknamed 'Bullet' for nothing.
		Tell someone about Joe Rogan by sending a free Hall of Fame Digital Postcard.
	baseballhalloffame.org /hofers_and_honorees/hofer_bios/rogan_joe.htm (292 words)

	Rogan Geneology - The Rogan Board
		He complemented it with a dizzying array of other pitches, using a no-windup delivery to throw forkballs, palmballs, spitballs and curves.
		Rogan was a smart pitcher with a wonderful memory.
		Once Rogan pitched to a better, he never forgot that batter's weaknesses and strong points.
	www.joerogan.net /forums/showthread.php?t=42027 (558 words)

	Lai Tin
		Earlier this year I was reading an article about "Bullet Joe" Rogan, a Negro Leaguer who had just been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
		One of the stories had Rogan being scouted by John McGraw in Hawaii while the latter was on a 1914 world tour.
		Included was a note that Rogan met the Giants in Hawaii on their trip around the world.
	thediamondangle.com /marasco/peo/laitin.html (1551 words)

	African American Art Article on Artist Kadir Nelson
		Nelson's four pieces Bullet Rogan, Low and Away, Oscar Charleston and Willie Foster and Young Fans capture the essence of the fl male athlete as a hero, as the center of a community, and as the model of success for both men and boys.
		In Willie Foster and Young Fans, Foster is surrounded by four boys who are seeking to emulate him in every way, from the “dead pan” expression on his face, to the way he stands with his feet pointed outward.
		In other works, the wizened facial expressions of Oscar Charleston and “Bullet” Rogan are expressions to be studied, as light dances on the smallest of details.
	www.kadirnelson.com /press/africanAmericanArt.htm (385 words)

	RedWingsBaseball.com :: Press Box : Hot Stove Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Wilbur “Bullet” Rogan Award (Pitcher of the Year): Nicknamed “Bullet” for his blazing fastball, Rogan won more Negro Leagues games than in other pitcher.
		When he wasn’t pitching, Rogan often hit clean-up in the line-up and played the outfield.
		Rogan was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.....
	www.redwingsbaseball.com /pressbox/hotstovereport.html (2757 words)

	American Heroes
		One of the best all-around athletes ever to play baseball, Bullet Joe Rogan relied on a blazing fastball, a forkball, a drop-off-the-edge ball, three different curve balls and an even an occasional spitball to stymie batters for over 20 seasons.
		Always throwing without a windup, his hard curve is noted as the fastest curve of all time.
		He was one of the stars in the Monarchs 1924 Negro League World Series win over Hilldale of Philadelphia, pitching three complete games, and one in relief, ringing up a 2-1 W/L record...
	www.baseballhistorian.com /html/american_heroes.cfm?page=148 (1219 words)

	Kansas City Monarchs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Monarchs also featured strong defenses and offenses, and had sound managers which included the likes of Bullet Joe Rogan, Buck O'Neil, and Frank Duncan.
		However, when discussing the early twenties, the name of Bullet Joe Rogan comes to fore.
		And of course Jackie Robinson, who only played for the Monarchs one year after Hilton Smith scouted him, is well known for having integrated major league baseball.
	www.duboislc.org /ShadesOfBlack/KansasCityMonarchs.html (389 words)

	BASN Negro League Spotlight: Jesse "Nip" Winters
		Hurlers like Smoky Joe Williams, Dave Brown, and Bullet Rogan were staples of their staffs.
		For the Hilldale Daisies, who were the top team in the Eastern Colored League from 1923-26, their ace was a tall, lanky lefthander from Washington, D.C. Jesse "Nip" Winters was the league's best pitcher.
		However, Rogan inducted two force plays and then struck out Winters to end the threat.
	www.blackathlete.net /artman/publish/article_0941.shtml (900 words)

	Kansas City Star \| 07/30/2006 \| J.L. Wilkinson: He was a man apart (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There’s Bullet Joe Rogan, the star pitcher, center fielder and slugger.
		He used such gimmicks as mascots and bands to draw crowds long before Bill Veeck, gave Satchel Paige the chance to resurrect his brilliant career and is considered by many the father of baseball’s globalization.
		He signed Buck O’Neil and Hall of Famers such as Cool Papa Bell and Bullet Joe Rogan, was the first owner whose team traveled by chartered train car, started the first and most successful barnstorming tours and built major-league-quality teams with fl players some 40 years before major-league baseball’s color barrier finally fell.
	www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/sports/baseball/15154788.htm (1579 words)

	Barnstorming \| Western Canada Baseball
		The Kansas City Monarchs on a Canadian tour in the '30s.
		"Bullet" Rogan is left rear, Newt Allen right rear.
		Chet Brewer, owner J.L. Wilkinson, and George Giles stand on left.
	www.attheplate.com /wcbl/barnstorming_2.htm (1036 words)

	The Kansas City Monarchs of Negro League Baseball 1939 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Byron played for four years with the Negro Leagues Kansas City Monarchs and was on the road team the Monarchs called the Satchel Paige All Stars from 1939-1940.
		Upon his arrival at the Monarchs Byron was mentored in the game of baseball by Joe "Bullet" Rogan.
		Byron credits Rogan as being the one who taught him to hit a curve ball.
	www.artsales.com /ARTstudio/highland_studios/negro_league_1.htm (1140 words)

	Out of The Shadows- Negro Leagues Baseball
		In 1924, the East would meet the West in the first colored World Series.
		The Kansas City monarchs, led by the legendary pitcher and clean-up hitter Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan,defeated the Philadelphia Hilldales, five games to four with one tie, in an action-packed ten-game series.
		The Monarch and Hilldale staged a repeat performance the following year, but this time Hilldale was triumphant in five of the six games.
	outoftheshadows.net /hist3.htm (407 words)

	Joe Rogan - Moviefone
		Get It Joe Rogan: Live From the Belly of the Beast
		I got into an argument with a crazy lady on the phone.
		Joe Rogan - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Joe Rogan Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/joe-rogan/397992/main (106 words)

	BASN Negro League Spotlight: Let There Be Light
		On May 24, 1935, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Crosley Field.
		A crowd of just over 3,000 fans saw Hall of Famer Wilber "Bullet" Rogan go 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in the Monarchs' win.
		Pitcher Chet Brewer, who got the win for K.C., would reply that "It was a beautiful site".
	www.blackathlete.net /artman/publish/printer_537.shtml (634 words)

	The Baseball Guru - John Holway's Baseball Page
		Paige did not pitch in 3,000 games and win 1,000 of them.
		In fact, he won only one game more than Bullet Joe Rogan and the still unknown Ray Brown, both of whom lost a lot less.
		Cool Papa Bell did not lead the Negro Leagues in steals, Oscar Charleston did.
	baseballguru.com /jholway (878 words)

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