Laymon Samuel Yokely (May 30, 1906 – November 26, 1975) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played college baseball while attending

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and played professionally from 1926 to 1946 with several teams.

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1906 births 1975 deaths Baltimore Black Sox players Baltimore Elite Giants players Bacharach Giants players Philadelphia Stars players Washington Black Senators players Baseball players from North Carolina Livingstone Blue Bears baseball players Baseball pitchers 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{Negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub