About Al McCoy
Lived 1928 – 2006 (aged 77). Al McCoy was an American baseball player.
Alfred B. McCoy (August 12, 1928 – April 16, 2006) was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.
A native of St. Petersburg, Florida, McCoy graduated from Gibbs High School in 1946. He played for the Indianapolis Clowns in 1946, and for the New York Black Yankees in 1947. McCoy went on to attend Florida A&M University where he was an All-SIAC second baseman in 1949 and graduated in 1951. He served in the US Air Force from 1951 to 1955, and went on to a career in teaching and coaching. In 1987 and 1988, McCoy was the head baseball coach at Paul Quinn College. He was inducted into the Florida A&M Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992, and died in Tallahassee, Florida in 2006 at age 77.
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Who was Al McCoy?
American baseball player
When was Al McCoy born?
Al McCoy was born on 12 August 1928 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
When did Al McCoy die?
Al McCoy died on 16 April 2006 in Tallahassee, Florida.
What was Al McCoy's occupation?
Al McCoy was a baseball player.
What nationality was Al McCoy?
Al McCoy was American.
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· DBpedia: Al McCoy (baseball)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Al McCoy. https://biography.guide/al-mccoy-baseball-player/
MLA: "Al McCoy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/al-mccoy-baseball-player/.
Chicago: "Al McCoy." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/al-mccoy-baseball-player/.
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