Joseph Jefferson Jackson, nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American outfielder who played Major League Baseball in the early 1900s.
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12 Facts About Shoeless Joe
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Shoeless Joe was in bed for two months, paralyzed, while he was nursed back to health by his mother.
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Family finances required Joe to take 12-hour shifts in the mill, and since education at the time was a luxury the Jackson family couldn't afford, Jackson was uneducated.
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Shoeless Joe was originally a pitcher, but one day he accidentally broke another player's arm with a fastball.
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Shoeless Joe was compared to Champ Osteen, another player from the mills who made it to the Majors.
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Shoeless Joe moved from mill team to mill team in search of better pay, playing semi-professional baseball by 1905.
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Shoeless Joe spent most of 1910 with the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association, where he won the batting title and led the team to the pennant.
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Shoeless Joe committed no errors, and threw out a runner at the plate.
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Shoeless Joe reportedly refused the $5,000 bribe on two occasions—despite the fact that it would effectively double his salary—only to have teammate Lefty Williams toss the cash on the floor of his hotel room.
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Shoeless Joe had no children but he and his wife raised two of his nephews.
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Shoeless Joe was depicted in several films in the late 20th century.
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