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Radcliffe, Ted, 1902-2005

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Personal name headingRadcliffe, Ted, 1902-2005
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Variant(s)Radcliffe, Double Duty, 1902-2005
Radcliffe, Theodore Roosevelt, 1902-2005
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date19020707
Death date20050811
Place of birthMobile (Ala.)
Place of deathChicago (Ill.)
AffiliationPittsburgh Crawfords (Baseball team) Homestead Grays (Baseball team) Chicago American Giants (Baseball team) Memphis Red Sox (Baseball team) Negro American League
Profession or occupationBaseball players Coaches (Athletics) Baseball managers
Found inTed "Double Duty" Radcliffe, c1994: p. 10 (Theodore Roosevelt Radcliffe, b. Mobile, Ala., July 7, 1902)
New York times WWW site, Aug. 12, 2005 (Ted Radcliffe; b. Theodore Roosevelt Radcliffe, July 7, 1902, Mobile, Ala.; d. yesterday [Aug. 11, 2005], Chicago, aged 103; one of the last surviving Negro leagues stars, whose prowess on the pitching mound and behind the plate inspired Damon Runyon to nickname him Double Duty)
African American National Biography, accessed March 14, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Radcliffe, Ted "Double Duty"; Theodore Roosevelt Radcliffe; baseball player, athletic coach, manager; born 07 July 1902 in Mobile, Alabama, United Stated; professional Negro League baseball player; played with Detroit Stars (1928), St. Louis Stars (1930), Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932), Homestead Grays (1931, 1933, 1936, 1946), Chicago American Giants (1934, 1941-1943, 1949-1950); Memphis Red Sox (1938-1939,1941); won the Negro American League Most Valuable Player Award (1943); was a six-time Negro League all-star; died 11 August 2005 in Chicago, Illinois, United States)