About Louis Gillis
Lived 1924 – 2005 (aged 80). Louis Gillis was an American baseball player.
Louis Charles Gillis Sr. (August 8, 1924 – February 3, 2005), nicknamed "Sea Boy", was an American Negro league catcher from 1946 to 1952.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Gillis graduated from A. H. Parker High School, and served in the US Marine Corps in World War II. He broke into the Negro leagues in 1946 with the Atlanta Black Crackers, and later played for the Birmingham Black Barons. Gillis died in Birmingham in 2005 at age 80.
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Who was Louis Gillis?
American baseball player
When was Louis Gillis born?
Louis Gillis was born on 8 August 1924 in Birmingham.
When did Louis Gillis die?
Louis Gillis died on 3 February 2005 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Louis Gillis was a baseball player.
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Louis Gillis was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Louis Gillis. https://biography.guide/louis-gillis/
MLA: "Louis Gillis." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/louis-gillis/.
Chicago: "Louis Gillis." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/louis-gillis/.
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