Negro League player Bucky Williams died at 102:
Williams was born on Dec. 15, 1906, in Baltimore, and his family moved to Pittsburgh when he was a baby.
He began playing for the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1928, played briefly with their rival Homestead Grays in 1936, then returned to the Crawfords until they folded in 1939.
After leaving the Negro leagues, Williams continued to play for sandlot and other adult teams, including the Pittsburgh Monarchs and a team sponsored by the Edgar Thompson Steel Works, where he worked as a ladle liner before retiring in 1971.
He would have been a teammate of Josh Gibson. I wonder if he was the oldest living professional ballplayer?
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Posted by David Pinto at 11:18 pm | Deaths | Permalink | No Comments
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