About Columbus Vance
Lived 1902 – 1982 (aged 79–80). Columbus Vance was an American baseball player.
Columbus Vance (May 8, 1905 – August 22, 1980) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher between 1927 and 1934.
A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Vance made his Negro leagues debut with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1927. He went on to play for the Homestead Grays and Indianapolis ABCs before finishing his career back with the Grays in 1935. Vance died in Bogalusa, Louisiana in 1982 at age 75.
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Who was Columbus Vance?
American baseball player
When was Columbus Vance born?
Columbus Vance was born on 25 February 1902 in Paynesville.
When did Columbus Vance die?
Columbus Vance died in 1982 in Elkhart, Indiana.
What was Columbus Vance's occupation?
Columbus Vance was a baseball player.
What nationality was Columbus Vance?
Columbus Vance was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Columbus Vance. https://biography.guide/columbus-vance/
MLA: "Columbus Vance." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/columbus-vance/.
Chicago: "Columbus Vance." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/columbus-vance/.
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