Spencer Gettys facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Spencer Gettys |
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| Born: June 8, 1916 Rock Hill, South Carolina |
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| Died: November 18, 2004 (aged 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 1936, for the Bacharach Giants | |
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| 1936, for the Bacharach Giants | |
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Spencer Lee Gettys (June 8, 1916 – November 18, 2004) was an American Negro league catcher in the 1930s.
A native of Rock Hill, South Carolina, Gettys attended Radnor High School where he was a star football player, and went on to attend Delaware State University. He played for the Bacharach Giants in 1936. After a longtime career as a stonemason, Gettys resumed his formal education, receiving degrees from Temple University and Antioch University. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2004 at age 88.
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