Charlie Wilson Jr. (November 19, 1929 – April 15, 1983) was an American
Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
A native of
Sanford, Florida
Sanford is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Seminole County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 61,051.
Known as the "Historic Waterfront Gateway City", Sanford sits on the southern shore ...
, Wilson made his Negro leagues debut in 1948 with the
Indianapolis Clowns, and played with Indianapolis again in 1949. He went on to play minor league baseball in the
Mandak League
The Manitoba-Dakota League was an independent baseball league based in Manitoba and North Dakota that was founded in 1950. It became the home for many African-American and Latino players. The league lasted through the 1957 season. It was known inf ...
with the
Brandon Grays into the 1950s.
Wilson died in Sanford in 1983 at age 53.
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1929 births
1983 deaths
Indianapolis Clowns players
20th-century African-American sportspeople
Baseball outfielders
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