William Sousa "Soo" Bridgeforth Jr. was the last surviving owner of a Negro Leagues Baseball team, and owner of the legendary New Era Club in Nashville. William Sousa "Soo" Bridgeforth and his parents' farm to purchase a pool hall in downtown Nashville. He went on to open two more pool halls before opening the New Era Club in downtown Nashville in 1939. In the 1940s, Bridgeforth raised enough money to purchase the Baltimore Elite Giants, a Negro league baseball team. As time