Tris Speaker was a legendary figure in baseball of the Dead Ball Era. Growing up in small-town Texas, he found his passion for baseball early and used hardship as motivation. From makeshift hometown teams, he carefully refined his talent toward future greatness in professional baseball. In the beginning stages of his baseball journey, Speaker st

Tristram E. Speaker was an iconic athlete in American sports of the early twentieth century. Born in Hubbard, Texas, in 1888, he found his passion for baseball early and built his character through perseverance. From dirt fields and sandlots, he carefully refined his talent toward lasting fame in professional baseball. During his early professio