Bill Yancey
1904-1971
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SS Negro Leagues 1923-36 New York Lincoln Giants , Hilldale, New York Black Yankees, Brooklyn Eagles, New York Cubans, Philadelphia Giants, Philadelphia Tigers, Darby Daisies
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Yancey was a shortstop for 14 Negro League seasons. He was a good fielder and baserunner,
a smart player who managed in Latin America and helped develop baseball in Panama
in the 1930s. He later scouted for the New York Yankees. In 1932 he became a guard
with The Renaissance Five basketball team, which was inducted as a unit into the
National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1963.
(BP)
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