About John Latting
Lived 1900 – 1969 (aged 68). John Latting was an American baseball player.
John Marquess Latting (April 10, 1900 – March 21, 1969) was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1920s.
A native of Helena, Arkansas, Latting attended Wilberforce University and captained the school's baseball team in 1922. In 1925, he was one of eleven people represented by Clarence Darrow who were arrested but not convicted as part of the nationally-publicized murder case involving Dr. Ossian Sweet. Latting played briefly for the Dayton Marcos in 1926, a club led by player-manager Eddie Huff, who was Latting's former Wilberforce teammate. After graduating from Wilberforce in 1927, Latting went on to earn a degree in dentistry from Howard University in 1932. He died in Detroit, Michigan in 1969 at age 68.
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Who was John Latting?
American baseball player
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John Latting was born on 10 April 1900 in Helena, Arkansas.
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John Latting died on 21 March 1969 in Detroit, Michigan.
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John Latting was a baseball player.
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John Latting was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Latting. https://biography.guide/john-latting/
MLA: "John Latting." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-latting/.
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