.jpg) Heron in Ebony magazine, 1947 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilbert Saint Elmo Heron[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Date of death | 27 November 2008 (aged 86) | ||
| Place of death | Detroit, Michigan, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Detroit Venetia[1] | ? | (?) |
| 1946 | Detroit Wolverines | ? | (?) |
| 1947 | Chicago Maroons | ? | (?) |
| 1949 | Chicago Sparta | ? | (?) |
| – | Detroit Corinthians | ? | (?) |
| 1951–1952 | Celtic | 1 | (0) |
| 1952–1953 | Third Lanark | 0 | (0) |
| 1953–1954 | Kidderminster Harriers | ? | (10) |
| – | Detroit Corinthians | ? | (?) |
| – | Windsor Corinthians | ? | (?) |
| Total | ? | (?) | |
| International career | |||
| Jamaica[3][4] | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gilbert Saint Elmo Heron (9 April 1922 – 27 November 2008) was a Jamaican professional footballer. He was the first black player to play for Scottish club Celtic and was the father of poet and musician Gil Scott-Heron.
- ^ a b Brian Bunk (8 June 2016). "Gil Heron: Soccer's Jackie Robinson". We're History. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Gilbert Saint Elmo Heron". Geni. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ Ben Carrington; Ian McDonald (2001). 'Race', Sport, and British Society. Psychology Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780415246293. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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