It turns out it was a Simpson after all: Dennis Simpson. ADAfter Howard, Simpson played professional baseball in the Negro Leagues. ADMany neighborhood teams — baseball, basketball and football — were sponsored by Simpson and wore uniforms he paid for. One of his basketball teams was organized via Fides House, a Catholic-run rec center on Eighth Street NW. Mr. Simpson doted over him.”Dennis Simpson — the man who bought John Thompson his first uniform — died in 1977.

Source: Washington Post March 06, 2021 22:30 UTC