Donald C. Jefferson (August 15, 1895 – April 17, 1994) was an American
Negro league
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be used narrowly for the seven relativel ...
catcher
Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catc ...
in the 1920s.
A native of
Middleport, Ohio
Middleport is the largest village in Meigs County, Ohio, along the Ohio River. The population was 2,208 at the time of the 2020 census.
History
Middleport was founded during the 1820s, a time of great prosperity and rapidly increasing commerce ...
, Jefferson attended
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University (Ohio State or OSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio, United States. A member of the University System of Ohio, it was founded in 1870. It is one ...
. He played for the
Dayton Marcos
The Dayton Marcos were a Negro league baseball team based from Dayton, Ohio that played during the early twentieth century.
Founding and early years
The Dayton Marcos history predates the formal organized leagues of Negro league baseball. As a ...
in 1920, and for the
Pittsburgh Keystones the following season. Jefferson died in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...
in 1994 at age 98.
References
External links
an
Seamheads
1895 births
1994 deaths
Dayton Marcos players
Pittsburgh Keystones players
20th-century African-American sportsmen
20th-century American sportsmen
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