Cumberland Posey, the principal owner of the Homestead Grays, spent 35 years (1911-1946) in baseball as a player, manager, owner and club official. He built the Grays into a perennially powerful and profitable team, one of the best in the East.
After starring in basketball in college, Posey began playing baseball for the semi-pro Grays in 1911. He soon ended his playing career to become field and business manager of the Pittsburgh-based team.
