William Dumpson
Appearance
William Dumpson | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Port Washington, New York | February 12, 1930|
Died: July 15, 2014 Orangeburg, South Carolina | (aged 84)|
Negro league baseball debut | |
1948, for the New York Black Yankees | |
Last appearance | |
1948, for the New York Black Yankees | |
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William Garfield Dumpson (February 12, 1930 – July 15, 2014) was a former player for the Negro leagues.
Dumpson was raised and attended school in Port Washington, NY.[1] He was a member of the Indianapolis Clowns in 1950, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars and the New York Black Yankees. Dumpson was also a member of the Harlem Globetrotters. He died in 2014 at the age of 84.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "William Dumpson, 84, played in Negro League and for Globetrotters".
- ^ "Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: William Dumpson". Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ Spivey, Donald (2012-05-14). If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy "Satchel" Paige. University of Missouri Press. ISBN 9780826219787.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
Categories:
- African-American baseball players
- Harlem Globetrotters players
- Homestead Grays players
- Indianapolis Clowns players
- New York Black Yankees players
- Philadelphia Stars players
- 2014 deaths
- American men's basketball players
- 1930 births
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- Baseball pitchers
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- American basketball biography, 1930s birth stubs
- Negro league baseball pitcher stubs