Cannon High School
Cannon High School was a Kannapolis, North Carolina high school that existed from 1924 to 1951. Originally known as Central High School, it was renamed J.W. Cannon High School in 1930. In 1933, it burned down, and was rebuilt in 1934. A.L. Brown High School was constructed 50 yards southeast of Cannon High School in 1950–1951, and Cannon High School became J.W. Cannon Junior High School. One notable person who attended Cannon High School was major league baseball player Dixie Upright R. T. "Dixie" Upright (May 30, 1926 – November 13, 1986) was a left-handed, , 175 pound Major League Baseball player who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1953. Prior to playing professional baseball, he attended Cannon High School in Kannapo .... References Defunct schools in North Carolina Kannapolis, North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-school-stub ...
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Kannapolis, North Carolina
Kannapolis () is a city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Cabarrus and Rowan County, North Carolina, Rowan counties, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord, North Carolina, Concord and northeast of Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte and is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The city of Kannapolis was incorporated in 1984. The population was 53,114 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which makes Kannapolis the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 19th largest city in North Carolina. It is the home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, the Low-A baseball affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, and it is the hometown of the Earnhardt racing family. It is also the headquarters for the Haas F1 racing team. The center of the city is home to the North Carolina Research Campus, a public-private venture that focuses on food, nutrition, and biotech research. History Name Early meaning and usage of the city's name was a direct reference to Cannon Mill ...
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Dixie Upright
R. T. "Dixie" Upright (May 30, 1926 – November 13, 1986) was a left-handed, , 175 pound Major League Baseball player who played for the St. Louis Browns in 1953. Prior to playing professional baseball, he attended Cannon High School in Kannapolis. Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1947, Upright was sent to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction before the 1951 season. On January 20, 1953, he was traded with $25,000 to the Browns for Fred Marsh. Upright made his big league debut on April 18 of that year. He appeared in a total of nine games, collecting two hits (including a home run) in eight at-bats, for an average of .250. He also scored three times and drove in one run. Upright played in his final big league game on May 10. On May 13, the Browns released him, and he was quickly signed by the Chicago Cubs on that same day. Upright never again appeared in the major leagues. In 1958, he hit .343 with 17 homers and 116 RBI for the Amarillo Go ...
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Defunct Schools In North Carolina
Defunct (no longer in use or active) may refer to: * ''Defunct'' (video game), 2014 * Zombie process or defunct process, in Unix-like operating systems See also * * :Former entities * End-of-life product * Obsolescence Obsolescence is the state of being which occurs when an object, service, or practice is no longer maintained or required even though it may still be in good working order. It usually happens when something that is more efficient or less risky r ...