Curt Flood nasceu o 18 de janeiro de 1938 em Houston, Texas, EUA. Foi casado com Judy Pace e Beverly Collins. Morreu o 20 de janeiro de 1997 em Los Angeles, Califórnia, EUA.
Sued baseball to overturn the "reserve clause", which bound a player to
a team until he was either traded or released. His case went to the
Supreme Court, which said the reserve clause was unconstitutional. This
action paved the way for players to become free agents.
