Edward Woolridge
Infielder
Born: December 3, 1903
South Carolina
Died: October 1976; aged 72
Anderson, South Carolina
Batted: Right[1]
Threw: Right[2]
Negro league baseball debut
1926, for the Cleveland Elites
Last appearance
1926, for the Cleveland Elites
Teams

Edward Woolridge (December 3, 1903 – October 1976)[3] was an American Negro league infielder in the 1920s.

Early life and career

A native of Anderson, South Carolina, Woolridge excelled at both baseball and football at Tuskegee University,[2][a] graduating in 1929.[9] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the Cleveland Elites of the Negro National League.[10]

Notes

  1. ^ Notwithstanding at least one online source and one contemporaneous in-print source, both of which mistakenly identify Woolridge as a Wilberforce alumnus (and despite the fact that during at least a portion of his time at Tuskegee, someone named Woolridge did indeed play for WU's football team), any potential confusion is quickly dispelled by a brief news item published in 1925, entitled "Mike Woolridge to Lead Wilberforce." The Wilberforce Woolridge, we learn, was an outstanding defensive end,[4] whereas Edward Woolridge's gridiron contributions, while impressively wide-ranging, appear to be entirely confined to the offensive backfield and special teams[5] – specifically quarterback,[6] running back,[7] and punter.[8]

References

  1. ^ News staff (September 18, 1958). "News of the Tuskegee Colored Community". The Tuskegee News. p. 6. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Defender staff (April 21, 1928). "Tuskegee Captain, Edward Woolridge". The Chicago Defender. p. 8. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. ^ United States Social Security Death Index. FamilySearch.
  4. ^ P.N.S. (January 3, 1925)."Mike Woolridge to Lead Wilberforce". Baltimore Afro-American. p. 4. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Union staff (October 13, 1928). "Tuskegee Ties Knoxville; Score 0-0". The Murfreesboro Union. p. 3. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Age staff (September 12, 1931). "Football Prospects at Tuskegee". The New York Age. p. 6. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Reporter staff (November 10, 1928). "Tuskegee Wins from Fisk 13 to 0; Young Stevenson Stars". The Birmingham Reporter. p. 7. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Age staff (December 8, 1928). "Talladega Bows to Tuskegee in Holiday Game". The New York Age. p. 6. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  9. ^ SNS (February 15, 1949). "Tuskegee Class of '29 Plans 20th Reunion". Atlanta Daily World. p. 3. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Liscio, Stephanie M. (2010). Integrating Cleveland Baseball: Media Activism, the Integration of the Indians and the Demise of the Negro League Buckeyes. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp. 192-193. ISBN 978-0-7864-3690-3.

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