Jim Colzie
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| Jim Colzie | |
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| File:Jim Colzie.jpg | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 12, 1920 Montezuma, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: March 22, 2010 (aged 89) Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1946 | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1952 | |
| Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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James "Fireball" Colzie (July 12, 1920 – March 23, 2010) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher. He played mostly for the Indianapolis Clowns and the Atlanta Black Crackers.[1] He served in the United States Army during World War II.[2]
On July 20, 1947, the Clowns' team bus was struck by a car, resulting in Colzie dislocating his knee. Colzie sued the driver of the car and was awarded $4,000.[3]
His son, Neal Colzie, was a National Football League player. Colzie's grandson, James Colzie III, is a college football coach.[4]
References
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- ^ Baseball in War Time
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
- Negro League Baseball Players Association page
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Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2010 deaths
- Indianapolis Clowns players
- Atlanta Black Crackers players
- Baseball pitchers
- Baseball players from Georgia (U.S. state)
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- People from Montezuma, Georgia
- Military personnel from Georgia (U.S. state)
- African Americans in World War II
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- African-American United States Army personnel
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American baseball pitcher, 1920s birth stubs
- Negro league baseball pitcher, 1920s birth stubs