Edwin Parker "Cy" Twombly Sr. (June 15, 1897 – December 3, 1974) was an American right-handed
pitcher in
Major League Baseball who appeared in seven games for the
Chicago White Sox. Born in
Groveland, Massachusetts, he attended
Lehigh University and
Springfield College
Springfield College is a private college in Springfield, Massachusetts. It confers undergraduate and graduate degrees.
It is known as the birthplace of basketball because the sport was invented there in 1891 by Canadian-American instructor J ...
. He was a swim coach and later Athletic Director of
Washington & Lee University in
Lexington, Virginia
Lexington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320. It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines ...
in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His
namesake son was a major American artist. He died at age 77 in
Savannah, Georgia.
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1897 births
1974 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
Chicago White Sox players
Baseball players from Massachusetts
People from Groveland, Massachusetts
Lehigh Mountain Hawks baseball players
Springfield Pride baseball players
Washington and Lee University faculty
Sportspeople from Essex County, Massachusetts
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