Red Barron

This article is about the baseball player known as Red Barron. For the World War I fighter ace, see Red Baron.
Red Barron
Left fielder
Born: June 21, 1900(1900-06-21)
Clarkesville, Georgia
Died: October 4, 1982(1982-10-04) (aged 82)
Atlanta, Georgia
Batted: Left Threw: Right 
MLB debut
June 10, 1929 for the Boston Braves
Last MLB appearance
July 7, 1929 for the Boston Braves
Career statistics
Batting average     .190
Home runs     0
Runs batted in     1
Teams

David Irenus "Red" Barron (June 21, 1900 – October 4, 1982) was a three-sport letterwinner at Georgia Tech.[1] He was named All American twice, All-Southern Conference three times, and was an inductee to Tech's Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[2][3] He played baseball professionally with the Boston Braves in 1929.[1] He later became a high school football coach for Dacula High School.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Red Barron". beesball.com. Archived from the original on 2006-03-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20060318090440/http://geocities.com/beesball/barron.html. Retrieved 2007-03-14. 
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html. Retrieved 2007-03-04. 
  3. ^ a b "Who's Who of Georgia High School Football (Pre-1948)". Georgia High School. http://ghsfha.org/who48.php. Retrieved 2007-09-10. 

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