For over two decades, Mike Nola has been pursuing the, at-times, elusive history of Shoeless Joe Jackson. His curiosity was first piqued by stories from his father, who saw Jackson play in person in semipro or “Outlaw Leagues” in southern Georgia in the 1920’s.
Nola is the primary authority and “Official Jackson Historian” for BlackBetsy.com, Shoeless Joe Jackson’s Virtual Hall of Fame, and is widely considered the foremost authority on the life and times of Joe Jackson.


