About Leroy Cromartie
Lived 1922 – 2000 (aged 77). Leroy Cromartie was an American american football player and baseball player.
Leroy Oliver Cromartie (December 15, 1922 – September 14, 2000) was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s.
A native of Miami, Florida, Cromartie graduated from Booker T. Washington Senior High School in 1943. He went on to play college football for Florida A&M, where he was an All-America selection. Cromartie played in the Negro leagues for the Indianapolis Clowns in 1945, and was the father of fellow major leaguer Warren Cromartie. He died in Miami in 2000 at age 77.
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Who was Leroy Cromartie?
American baseball player
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Leroy Cromartie was born on 15 December 1922 in Miami, Florida.
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Leroy Cromartie died on 14 September 2000 in Miami, Florida.
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Leroy Cromartie was an american football player and baseball player.
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Leroy Cromartie was American.
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