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Ulysses Redd

Ulysses Adolph Redd, nicknamed "Hickey", was an American Negro league shortstop for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940 and 1941.

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Ulysses Redd
Shortstop
Born: (1914-11-13)November 13, 1914
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Died: November 17, 2002(2002-11-17) (aged 88)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
1941, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Stats at Baseball Reference 
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Ulysses Adolph Redd (November 13, 1914 – November 17, 2002), nicknamed "Hickey", was an American Negro league shortstop for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940 and 1941.

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Redd served in the US Army during World War II.1 He played for the Harlem Globetrotters in 1947.2 Redd died in Baton Rouge in 2002 at age 88.

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  1. "Negro Leaguers Who Served With The Armed Forces in WWII". baseballinwartime.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Ulysses Redd". nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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