The Tampa Rockets were a baseball team that played in the Florida State Negro League in the 1940s. Notable players that played for the Rockets include Walter Lee Gibbons and Raydell "Bo" Maddix. Both of them went on to play for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. References Baseball in Florida Negro league baseball teams Sports teams in Tampa, Florida Defunct baseball teams in Florida Baseball teams disestablished in 1947 Baseball teams established in 1942