Shoeless Joe Jackson Biography

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Shoeless Joe Jackson, Pete Rose and Baseball Hall of Fame

‘I’m proud of him’: Shoeless Joe Jackson’s family cherishes legacy, not just HOF eligibility

There’s a lot of disbelief,” said great-great nephew Joseph Raymond Jackson. “I didn't think I'd ever live to see this day happen."

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Chicago Tribune · 1d

Column: Pete Rose will likely end up in the Hall of Fame now. What about ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson?

Pete Rose was his own worst enemy when he was alive. Now that he’s gone, he’ll finally get his chance to make the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chicago Sun-Times · 1d

Shoeless Joe Jackson, Pete Rose become eligible for Baseball Hall of Fame

Jackson was among the eight so-called "Chicago Black Sox" banned for throwing the 1919 World Series. Rose agreed to a ban in 1989 after an investigation concluded he repeatedly bet on the Cincinnati Reds as a player and manager.

Why were Pete Rose and 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson originally banned from baseball and not in the Hall of Fame?

Rose died in September 2024 at the age of 83, and attorney Jeffrey Lenkov filed a petition to remove Rose's permanent ban. In ...

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Shoeless Joe Jackson removed from Major League Baseball permanently ineligible list

The posthumous reinstatement makes the South Carolina hitter and 16 others, including Pete Rose, eligible for MLB Hall of ...

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Odd Timing for MLB's Reinstatement of Pete Rose and the Black Sox

Of all the ironies. Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were removed from the ineligible list for the Baseball Hall of Fame on ...

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Autographed 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson Photo Sells for Record $1.47 Million, Most Ever Paid

A signed 1911 photograph of legendary baseball player "Shoeless" Joe Jackson has sold at auction for a staggering $1.47 million. The auction, Extra Innings: A Private Collection of Important ...

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A century of exile concludes: Shoeless Joe Jackson finally has a chance for immortality

In a stunning reversal of decades-long policy, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced today a sweeping ...

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