Sherman Maxwell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sherman Maxwell

American sportscaster

Date of Birth: 18-Dec-1907

Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jul-2008

Profession: radio personality, sports commentator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sherman Leander "Jocko" Maxwell (December 18, 1907 – July 16, 2008) was an American sportscaster and chronicler of the Negro league baseball league.
Many veteran journalists of his day, including Sam Lacy of the Baltimore Afro-American, believed that Maxwell was the first African American sports broadcaster in history.
It was an assertion that many in the mainstream press also accepted, and Maxwell himself sometimes stated that he had in fact been the first.
For much of his life, he was known by the nickname of Jocko.
Despite his many accomplishments over a broadcasting career of more than four decades, Maxwell was rarely paid by the radio stations he worked for during his career.