Rees Gephardt "Steamboat" Williams (January 31, 1892 – June 29, 1979) was a

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player for the 1914 and 1916

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. Williams was born in

Cascade, Montana Cascade is a town in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 600 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2020 had a population of 84,414. Cascade was incorporated i ...

, and was the first Montana-born player in

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history. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was tall and weighed . He died in

Deer River, Minnesota Deer River is a city in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 909 at the 2020 census. U.S. Highway 2 and Minnesota State Highways 6 and 46 are three of the main routes in the community. History Deer River has a site ...

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