About Jimsey Roussell
Lived 1901 – 1942 (aged 40–41). Jimsey Roussell was an American baseball player.
Edward Lorenzo "Jimpsey" Roussell (September 20, 1900 – October 25, 1942), nicknamed "Jimsey" or "Jimpsey", was an American Negro league baseball outfielder from 1929 to 1931.
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Roussell made his Negro leagues debut in 1929 with the Birmingham Black Barons. He went on to play for the Memphis Red Sox the following season.
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Who was Jimsey Roussell?
American baseball player
When was Jimsey Roussell born?
Jimsey Roussell was born in 1901 in New Orleans.
When did Jimsey Roussell die?
Jimsey Roussell died on 25 October 1942.
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Jimsey Roussell was a baseball player.
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Jimsey Roussell was American.
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