Jelly Taylor

Jelly Taylor
First baseman
Born: (1910-07-07)July 7, 1910
London, Ohio
Died: October 1976 (1976-11) (aged 66)
Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Left Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1934, for the Cincinnati Tigers
Last appearance
1946, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams

Olan "Jelly" Taylor (July 7, 1910 – October, 1976) was an African-American baseball first baseman in the Negro Leagues. He played for the Cincinnati Tigers in 1934 and 1937 and the Memphis Red Sox from 1938 to 1942, and again in 1946. Taylor was selected to three East-West All-Star Games. He served in the United States Army during World War II.[1]

References

  1. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

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