About Oscar Givens
Lived 1922 – 1967 (aged 45). Oscar Givens was an American baseball player.
Oscar Cornelius Givens (July 5, 1922 – October 22, 1967), nicknamed "Gibby", was an American Negro league infielder in the 1940s.
A native of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Givens attended Linden High School and Morgan State College. He played for the Newark Eagles during their 1946 Negro World Series championship season, and played for the club again in 1948. Givens died in Lyons, New Jersey in 1967 at age 45.
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Who was Oscar Givens?
American baseball player
When was Oscar Givens born?
Oscar Givens was born on 5 July 1922 in Elizabeth.
When did Oscar Givens die?
Oscar Givens died on 22 October 1967 in Lyons, New Jersey.
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Oscar Givens was a baseball player.
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Oscar Givens was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Oscar Givens. https://biography.guide/oscar-givens/
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