Donald C. Jefferson (August 15, 1895 – April 17, 1994) was an American
Negro league
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catcher
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in the 1920s.
A native of
Middleport, Ohio, Jefferson attended
Ohio State University
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. He played for the
Dayton Marcos in 1920, and for the
Pittsburgh Keystones the following season. Jefferson died in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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in 1994 at age 98.
References
External links
an
Seamheads
1895 births
1994 deaths
Dayton Marcos players
Pittsburgh Keystones players
20th-century African-American sportspeople
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