Richard Earl Adkins (March 3, 1920 – September 12, 1955) was an American professional

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. He was a

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for one season (1942) with the

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. For his career, he compiled a .143

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in 7

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s. He was born and later died in

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at the age of 35 after a short battle with brain cancer.

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