Wesley Barrow
Wesley Barrow (November 13, 1900 – December 24, 1965) was an American Negro league manager in the 1940s.
| Wesley Barrow | |
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| Manager | |
| Born: November 13, 1900 West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | |
| Died: December 24, 1965 (aged 65) | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1945, for the New Orleans Black Pelicans | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1947, for the Baltimore Elite Giants | |
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A native of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, Barrow enjoyed a long playing career on various semi-pro and barnstorming teams beginning in 1920. In 1945, he was tapped to manage the New Orleans Black Pelicans of the Negro Southern League, and in 1947 he skippered the Baltimore Elite Giants of the Negro National League. A beloved figure in the New Orleans baseball community, the city's Wesley Barrow Stadium is named in his memory. Barrow died in 1965 at age 65.[1][2][3]
References
- "Wesley Barrow". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- Ryan Whirty (February 22, 2013). "Wesley "Skipper" Barrow legacy lives on". nola.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- Ryan Whirty (May 4, 2015). "Negro League's baseball legend gets proper tombstone". louisianaweekly.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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