Charles Edward "Dusty" Decker (October 19, 1911 – October 11, 1962) was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro leagues.[1] He played with the Indianapolis ABCs and Montgomery Grey Sox in 1932 and the Detroit Stars.[2]
| Dusty Decker | |
|---|---|
| Shortstop | |
| Born: October 19, 1911 Hopkinsville, Kentucky | |
| Died: October 11, 1962 (aged 50) Evansville, Indiana | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1932, for the Indianapolis ABCs | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1937, for the Detroit Stars | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Early life and career
editCharles Edward Decker was born on October 19, 1911, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the oldest of two sons born to Edward Decker and Inez Caldwell.[3] Approximately one month later, the family moved to Evansville, Indiana.
Decker graduated from Frederick Douglass High School before briefly attending Fisk University in 1928. The following two years, he majored in physical education at Lincoln University while winning All-Midwestern honors as quarterback for the Blue Tigers,[4] acquiring an alternate nickname, "The Human Catapult", in the process.[5]
References
edit- ^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
- ^ "Dusty Decker Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- ^ Decker, Charles Edward. Notable Kentucky African Americans Database. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Recorder staff (April 19, 1947). "Indiana Legislators 'Open the Door'; March of Progress; State Legislators Make History in Ind. Assembly; Rep. Chas. E. Decker". Indianapolis Recorder. p. 9. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Courier staff (October 11, 1930). "Missouri Classic Attracts". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 14. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
Further reading
edit- Courier-Journal staff (April 10, 1938). "Decker Is Signed to Manage Black Colonels". The Louisville Courier-Journal. p. 58
- Clipper staff (February 20, 1947). "Racial discrimination by Hotels is 'Detrimental'". Garrett Clipper. p. 4
- United Press (February 24, 1953). "Evansville Man to Head State FEPC". Logansport Pharos-Tribune. p. 8
- Herald staff (October 22, 1954). "GOP Rally Held; Adams Township Event Planned". Anderson Herald. p. 1
- "Art Teacher Says Letter Writer 'Is Guilty of Mass Denunciation". The Lincoln Clarion. April 20, 1956. p. 2
- News staff (January 7, 1959). "FEPC Letter Banned for Little Rock Stories". The Indianapolis News. p. 34
- Palladium-Item staff (March 6, 1959). "Fair Employment Ordinance Proposal Expected to Come from Local Negroes". Richmond Palladium-Item. p. 2
- Associated Press (May 8, 1959). "Discrimination in Hiring Negro Officials Reported". Richmond Palladium-Item. p. 12
- News staff (February 5, 1960). "Intergroup Relations Prospects Reviewed". The Indianapolis News. p. 30
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
- Decker, Charles Edward at Notable Kentucky African Americans Database
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