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| - | | summary= was a professional player. | + | |summary=was a professional player. After graduating from Erskine College and serving in World War II he began his professional career in as a 27-year-old rookie. He retired from professional baseball in 1958 and began work as a commercial pilot. He died in a plane crash in Gastonia NC in 1964 on his way to New Jersey to inspect an oil pipeline. |
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | * {{cite-newspaper | title=Spec Padget Is Killed In Fiery Plane Crash | newspaper=The Gastonia (NC) Gazette | year=1964 | month=5 | day=11 | pages=B1 | last= | first= }} | ||
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| + | * {{cite-newspaper | title=Obituary | newspaper=The Gastonia (NC) Gazette | year=1964 | month=5 | day=12 | pages= | last= | first= }} | ||
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| + | * North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 accessed via Ancestry.com | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 25 December 2009
Sources
- "Spec Padget Is Killed In Fiery Plane Crash", pg B1. The Gastonia (NC) Gazette, 1964-05-11.
- "Obituary". The Gastonia (NC) Gazette, 1964-05-12.
- North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 accessed via Ancestry.com
