| Tex Burnett | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | December 24, 1899 |
| Birth Place: | Houston, Texas |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California |
| Bats: | Both |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
| Debutyear: | 1922 |
| Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Keystones |
| Finalyear: | 1941 |
| Finalteam: | New York Black Yankees |
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Fred Burnett (December 24, 1899 - February 9, 1962), nicknamed "Tex", was an American Negro league catcher and manager from the 1920s to the 1940s.
A native of Houston, Texas, Burnett broke into the Negro leagues in 1922 with the Pittsburgh Keystones.[1] He went on to play for several teams, including the New York Black Yankees, whom he also managed for several years in the early 1940s.[2] Burnett died in Los Angeles, California in 1962 at age 62.
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