Jim Colzie | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Birth Date: | July 12, 1920 Montezuma, Georgia |
Death Date: | Miami, Florida |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1946 |
Finalyear: | 1952 |
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James "Fireball" Colzie (July 12, 1920 – March 23, 2010) was a Negro league baseball pitcher. He played mostly for the Indianapolis Clowns and the Atlanta Black Crackers.[1] He served in the United States Army during World War II.[2]
On July 20, 1947, the Clowns' team bus was struck by a car, resulting in Colzie dislocating his knee. Colzie sued the driver of the car and was awarded $4,000.[3]
His son, Neal Colzie, was a National Football League player.
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