- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Willard Nixon (1928-2000)
- Creator:
- Montgomery, Wynn
- Date of Original:
- 2007-12-14
- Subject:
- Nixon, Willard, 1928-2000
Boston Red Sox (Baseball team)
Baseball players--Massachusetts--Boston
Athletes--Massachusetts--Boston
Professional athletes--Massachusetts--Boston
Baseball--Massachusetts--Boston
Pitchers (Baseball)--Massachusetts--Boston - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, 42.35843, -71.05977 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Willard Nixon. Pitcher Willard Lee Nixon gained fame on the baseball diamonds of Boston, Massachusetts, and other American League cities, but his home was always Floyd County, Georgia. He was born in Taylorsville on June 17, 1928, to Eva Lou Brownlow and Robert Lee Nixon. He first played competitive sports at Pepperell and McHenry high schools. He began working for Pepperell Mills while honing his baseball skills with that organization's team in the Northwest Georgia Textile League and continued to work for Pepperell during his major league off-seasons.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/willard-nixon-1928-2000/
- Language:
- eng
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- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
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