Bob Blewett (June 28, 1877 – March 17, 1958) was a

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player for the

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in 1902 as a pitcher.

Biography

Blewett was born Robert Lawrence Blewett on June 28, 1877 in

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Fond du Lac () is a city in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 44,678 at the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the United States Census Bureau's Fond du Lac United States metrop ...

. He attended

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. Blewett died on March 17, 1958 in

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. Blewett served as president of the

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, circa 1918.

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