Goose Curry
Goose Curry | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: May 19, 1905 Mexia, Texas | |
Died: March 30, 1974 (aged 68) Memphis, Tennessee | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
Negro league baseball debut | |
1928, for the Cleveland Tigers | |
Last appearance | |
1947, for the Philadelphia Stars | |
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Homer Curry (May 19, 1905 – March 30, 1974), nicknamed "Goose", was an American Negro league outfielder and manager from the 1920s to the 1940s.
A native of Mexia, Texas, Curry made his Negro leagues debut in 1928 with the Cleveland Tigers. He went on to have a 20-year Negro league playing career, and also managed the Memphis Red Sox and Philadelphia Stars. Curry died in Memphis, Tennessee in 1974 at age 68.