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Pid Purdy

1904 – 1951

American baseball player

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About Pid Purdy

Lived 1904 – 1951 (aged 46). Pid Purdy was an American baseball player and american football player.

Everett Virgil "Pid" Purdy (June 15, 1904 – January 16, 1951) was an American professional athlete who played in both Major League Baseball and the National Football League. He was a native of Beatrice, Nebraska, and attended Beloit College. He was tall and weighed .

As a baseball player, Purdy was an outfielder who batted left-handed and threw right-handed. His professional career extended from 1923 through 1938 and much of it was spent in minor league baseball in his native Nebraska, where he toiled in the Class A Western League and the Class D Nebraska State League. He compiled a lifetime minor league batting average of .328 in 1,437 games.

Purdy also saw 181 games of Major League service with the Chicago White Sox (1926) and Cincinnati Reds (1927–1929), batting .293 with two home runs and 59 runs batted in.

Meanwhile, he played in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers in 1926 and 1927. At 5' 6", 145 pounds, Purdy is the lightest player to ever throw a touchdown pass in the NFL. He played at the collegiate level at Beloit College.

Purdy died in his hometown of Beatrice at the age of 46.

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Beloit College

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Who was Pid Purdy?

American baseball player (1904-1951)

When was Pid Purdy born?

Pid Purdy was born on 15 June 1904 in Beatrice.

When did Pid Purdy die?

Pid Purdy died on 16 January 1951 in Beatrice.

What was Pid Purdy's occupation?

Pid Purdy was a baseball player and american football player.

What nationality was Pid Purdy?

Pid Purdy was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pid Purdy

· Wikidata: Q7191258

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