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Name |
Harmon, Charles B. |
Born |
04/23/1924 |
Deceased |
03/19/2019 |
Spouse |
Daurel (Woodley) Harmon |
Father |
Sherman A. Harmon |
Mother |
Rosa (Lawhorn) Harmon |
Children |
Charlene Harmon Charles B. Harmon, Jr. Cheryl Harmon |
Occupation |
Charles "Chuck" Harmon was an outstanding athlete and lettered in several sports at Washington High School in Washington, Indiana. After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946 and graduating from the University of Toledo in 1949, he was the first African-American to play major league baseball for the Cincinnati Reds. He also played baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies. |
Education |
Charles "Chuck" Harmon graduated in 1942 from Washington High School in Washington, Indiana. He also graduated from the University of Toledo in 1949 after serving in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. |
Notes |
The information for this entry was taken from various articles at the Daviess County Museum, Rm 300, Shelf 12-1-5, 2019.FIC.0517. |
Caption |
Charles "Chuck" Harmon (1924-2019) |
Birthplace |
Washington, Indiana |
Deceased where |
Golf Manor, Ohio |
Othernames |
Chuck Harmon Charles Byron Harmon |
Titles & honors |
In 2016 the Little League Baseball Field in Washington, Indiana was named "Harmon Field." Mr. Harmon was elected to the University of Toledo Hall of Fame in 1977 and was inducted into the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995. |
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