Guy Carswell Ousley (July 14, 1910 – February 28, 1964) was an American
Negro league shortstop in the 1930s.
Early life and career
A native of
Valdosta, Georgia, Ousley made his Negro leagues debut in 1931 with the
Chicago American Giants, and played the following season with the
Louisville Black Caps
The Louisville Black Caps were a professional Negro league baseball team based in Louisville, Kentucky
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and
Memphis Red Sox. He died in
Chicago, Illinois in 1964 at age 53. His previously unmarked grave was marked by the
Negro Leagues Baseball Grave Marker Project in 2005.
References
Further reading
* Burley, Dan (March 29, 1930)
"Phillips Lights Drop Championship in Overtime Game to Calumet High Five" ''The Chicago Defender''. p.
* Burley, Dan (December 14, 1935)
"Backdoor Stuff: 'The Times of Yesteryear'; Diggin' in the Graveyard of the Past ''The Chicago Defender''. p. 19
* Burley, Dan (September 16, 1958)
Dan Burley's The Ways of Sports..."The Chicago Tribune. p. 26
* Defender staff (September 29, 1958)
"Bethesda Flashes" ''The Chicago Defender''. p. 22
External links
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Memphis Red Sox players
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