Mel Ingram

Melvin David Ingram (July 4, 1904 – October 28, 1979) was a

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player. Ingram played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in as a pinch runner in 3 games. Ingram was born in Asheville, North Carolina and died in

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. He attended

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from 1925 to 1929 where he played football, basketball, baseball and also ran track. He lettered in all four sports - resulting in 15 of 16 total letters in his days at Gonzaga. After college he signed with Pittsburgh, only after being guaranteed an early release to go into coaching college baseball in Wallace, Idaho for the

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