Louis Gillis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Louis Gillis |
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| Born: August 8, 1924 Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Died: February 3, 2005 (aged 80) Birmingham, Alabama |
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| 1946, for the Atlanta Black Crackers | |||
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| 1952, for the Birmingham Black Barons | |||
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Louis Charles Gillis Sr. (August 8, 1924 – February 3, 2005), nicknamed "Sea Boy", was an American Negro league catcher from 1946 to 1952.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Gillis graduated from A. H. Parker High School, and served in the US Marine Corps in World War II. He broke into the Negro leagues in 1946 with the Atlanta Black Crackers, and later played for the Birmingham Black Barons. Gillis died in Birmingham in 2005 at age 80.
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