About Fred Hobgood
Lived 1921 – 1965 (aged 43). Fred Hobgood was an American baseball player.
Frederick Douglass Hobgood (October 1, 1921 – September 23, 1965) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher in the 1940s.
A native of Kinston, North Carolina, Hobgood made his Negro leagues debut in 1941 for the Newark Eagles. He played for Newark through 1944 and again in 1946, and also played briefly for the Philadelphia Stars in 1944. Hobgood died in Kinston in 1965 at age 43.
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Who was Fred Hobgood?
American baseball player
When was Fred Hobgood born?
Fred Hobgood was born on 1 October 1921 in Kinston.
When did Fred Hobgood die?
Fred Hobgood died on 23 September 1965 in Kinston, North Carolina.
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Fred Hobgood was a baseball player.
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Fred Hobgood was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fred Hobgood. https://biography.guide/fred-hobgood/
MLA: "Fred Hobgood." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/fred-hobgood/.
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