Frank Orum Waddey (August 21, 1905 – October 21, 1990) was a

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player. Waddey played in one season, for the

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in the

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

season. He had six hits, two RBIs and three runs scored in 14 games. He batted and threw left-handed. An alumnus of the

Georgia School of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...

, Waddey was born in

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and died in

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. He married Alberta Gilbertson in 1930. He was a member of the

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fraternity and the ANAK Society while at Georgia Tech, as well as the varsity baseball and football teams from 1927 to 1929.Georgia School of Technology, ''Blue Print'', 1929. P. 63.

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