About Ulysses Redd
Lived 1914 – 2002 (aged 88). Ulysses Redd was an American basketball player and baseball player.
Ulysses Adolph Redd (November 13, 1914 – November 17, 2002), nicknamed "Hickey", was an American Negro league shortstop for the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940 and 1941.
A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Redd served in the US Army during World War II. He played for the Harlem Globetrotters in 1947. Redd died in Baton Rouge in 2002 at age 88.
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Who was Ulysses Redd?
American baseball player
When was Ulysses Redd born?
Ulysses Redd was born on 13 November 1914 in Baton Rouge.
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Ulysses Redd died on 17 November 2002 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Ulysses Redd was a basketball player and baseball player.
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Ulysses Redd was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ulysses Redd. https://biography.guide/ulysses-redd/
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