Hubert Glenn
Appearance
Hubert Glenn | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Lewisville, North Carolina | July 13, 1916|
Died: March 16, 2007 Hickory, North Carolina | (aged 90)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1944, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
Last appearance | |
1949, for the Indianapolis Clowns | |
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Egbert Hubert Glenn (July 13, 1916 – March 16, 2007), nicknamed "Country", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Lewisville, North Carolina, Glenn made had played on several industry teams since the 1930s, but made his Negro leagues debut in 1943 for the Philadelphia Stars. He spent four seasons with Philadelphia, and also played for the New York Black Yankees and Indianapolis Clowns.[1] A tall righty, Glenn was known as a "good ball player" and a "gentleman".[2] He died in Hickory, North Carolina in 2007 at age 90.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hubert 'Country' Glenn". nlbpa.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Hubert "Country" Glenn". Western Canada Baseball. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "Hubert Glenn". legacy.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Hubert 'Country' Glenn at Negro League Baseball Players Association
Categories:
- 1916 births
- 2007 deaths
- Indianapolis Clowns players
- New York Black Yankees players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from North Carolina
- People from Lewisville, North Carolina
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs