Vernon Riddick | |
Position: | Infielder |
Birth Date: | January 1, 1917 |
Birth Place: | Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
Death Place: | Norfolk, Virginia |
Bats: | Right |
Throws: | Right |
Debutleague: | Negro league baseball |
Debutyear: | 1939 |
Debutteam: | Newark Eagles |
Finalyear: | 1941 |
Finalteam: | Newark Eagles |
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Vernon Walter Riddick (January 1, 1917–March 12, 1979), nicknamed "Big Six", was an American Negro league infielder.
A native of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Riddick made his Negro leagues debut in 1939 with the Newark Eagles, and played again for Newark in 1941.[1] [2] He died in Norfolk, Virginia in 1979 at age 62.
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