Red Hadley | |
Position: | Outfielder |
Birth Date: | March 28, 1909 |
Birth Place: | Thomasville, Georgia |
Death Place: | Atlanta, Georgia |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1937 |
Debutteam: | Atlanta Black Crackers |
Finalyear: | 1939 |
Finalteam: | Indianapolis ABCs |
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Henry Thomas "Red" Hadley (March 28, 1909 – November 1, 1974) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1930s.
A native of Thomasville, Georgia, Hadley played college football for Morris Brown College, where he once returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown.[1] [2] Hadley made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Atlanta Black Crackers, and played for three seasons with the club, which became known as the "Indianapolis ABCs" in 1939.[3] [4] He died in Atlanta, Georgia in 1974 at age 65.
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