About George Provens
Lived 1918 – 1982 (aged 63). George Provens was an American baseball player.
George Edward Provens (June 1, 1918 – May 7, 1982) was an American Negro league third baseman in the 1940s. He played in two games for the Cleveland Buckeyes of the Negro American League (NAL) in 1945.
Biography George Edward Provens was born on June 1, 1918, in Lexington, Kentucky. Fulp died of a knife wound. He had another tryout with the Buckeyes on July 16, 1945. Provens was a manager in the Canton Class-A League from 1962 to 1965.
Provens retired from the Ford Motor Company and also owned the Provens Family Foods grocery store. He died on May 7, 1982, in Canton at age 63. He was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Canton.
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Who was George Provens?
American baseball player
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George Provens was born on 1 June 1918 in Lexington, Kentucky.
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George Provens died on 7 May 1982 in Canton, Ohio.
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George Provens was a baseball player.
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George Provens was American.
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