Buster Haywood

Buster Haywood
Born Albert Elliott Haywood
January 12, 1910
Portsmouth, Virginia
Died April 19, 2000
Los Angeles, California

Albert Elliott "Buster" Haywood (January 12, 1910 – April 19, 2000) was a Negro League baseball player.[1] He played for the Clowns in both Indianapolis and Cincinnati, the Birmingham Black Barons, and the New York Cubans. He was MVP of the 1941 Denver Post Tournament.

At the end of his career, he managed the Indianapolis Clowns and was Hank Aaron's first professional manager.

References

  1. ↑ Rebecca Alpert (June 7, 2011). "Albert Haywood". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 11 November 2015.


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