Raymon Lacy
| Raymon Lacy | |
|---|---|
| Born: (1922年08月12日)August 12, 1922 Bullard, Texas | |
| Died: February 10, 2020(2020年02月10日) (aged 97) Wiergate, Texas | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1947, for the Homestead Grays | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1949, for the Houston Eagles | |
| Teams | |
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Raymon Taylor Lacy (August 12, 1922 – February 10, 2020) was an American Negro league baseball player in the 1940s.
A native of Bullard, Texas, Lacy attended Stanton High School, Prairie View A&M University, Texas College and Stephen F. Austin State University. He served in the United States military during World War II, and played on various semi-pro and barnstorming teams in the 1940s. In 1947, Lacy played for the Homestead Grays,[1] [2] and in 1949 for the Houston Eagles.[3] Following his baseball career, he was a high school teacher, coach and administrator in various Texas school systems. Lacy died in Wiergate, Texas in 2020 at age 97.[4] [5]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Raymon Lacy". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Raymon Lacy". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ David Barron (May 24, 2014). "Lacy reflects on life before and after Negro Leagues baseball". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Raymon Taylor Lacy". legacy.com. 12 February 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ David Barron (February 11, 2020). "Former Negro Leagues baseball player Raymon Lacy dies at 97". chron.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
External links
[edit ]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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