Craig Day
American baseball and American football player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
About Craig Day
Lived 1884 – 1963 (aged 78). Craig Day was a baseball player.
Craig Clarence Day (March 17, 1884 – February 28, 1963) was an American college baseball and college football player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Later he was a Knoxville businessman. He posted a record of 24–8. He beat Arthur Bradsher of Trinity in 1905 in what was dubbed the "greatest game in Dixie" before the 1908 Nashville v. New Orleans game. He and Ed Lafitte were teammates at Tech. Day was also an outfielder, selected All-Southern at the position in 1904.
Day was an end on coach John Heisman's football team. He was inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1962.
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Who was Craig Day?
American baseball and American football player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
When was Craig Day born?
Craig Day was born on 17 March 1884.
When did Craig Day die?
Craig Day died on 28 February 1963.
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Craig Day was a baseball player.
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MLA: "Craig Day." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/craig-day/.
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