About Ray Neil
Lived 1920 – 1998 (aged 77). Ray Neil was a baseball player.
Raymond Neil (October 12, 1920 – July 10, 1998), nicknamed "Aussa" and "Tackolu", was an American Negro league second baseman in the 1940s and 1950s.
A native of Apopka, Florida, Neil played his entire career for the Indianapolis Clowns franchise, beginning in the early 1940s when the barnstorming club was known as the Ethiopian Clowns. He went 3-for-3 in the 1953 game and was among the league's top batters that season. Neil died in St. Joseph, Michigan in 1998 at age 77.
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Who was Ray Neil?
American baseball player (1920-1998)
When was Ray Neil born?
Ray Neil was born on 12 October 1920 in Apopka.
When did Ray Neil die?
Ray Neil died on 10 July 1998 in St. Joseph, Michigan.
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Ray Neil was a baseball player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ray Neil. https://biography.guide/ray-neil/
MLA: "Ray Neil." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ray-neil/.
Chicago: "Ray Neil." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ray-neil/.
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