title: Josh Devoe
text: # Josh Devoe
  
  James R. "Josh" Devoe (March 24, 1888 – March 19, 1979) was a Negro leagues catcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.
  
  A Cleveland newspaper reporter in 1920 claimed Rube Foster said of Devoe he was "one of the smartest young players he ever trained."
  
  ## Post career
  
  Devoe died in Los Angeles, California in 1979 at the age of 90.
  
  