词条 | Alfred Surratt |
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Surratt was born in Danville, Arkansas.[2] He moved to Kansas City, Missouri, after eighth grade to live with his father.[2] He served in the United States Army during World War II, receiving an honorable discharge in 1946.[2] In 1947, Surratt joined the Detroit Stars, another Negro league team.[2] He soon moved back to Kansas City in 1947, where he was a reserve outfielder for the Kansas City Monarchs until his retirement from the league in 1952.[2] Surratt began working at the Ford Motor Company's assembly plant in Claycomo, Missouri that same year.[2] He continued to work for Ford at Claycomo for the next 51 years.[2] Surratt was an original founding member of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, which opened in Kansas City in 1990.[2] He also served on the museum's board of directors.[2] Starting in the early 1990s, he became known as a raconteur of the Negro Leagues. Surratt died at a nursing home in Kansas City on February 15, 2010, at the age of 87.[2] He was survived by his wife, Tommie, and son, Alfred Surratt Jr.[2] References1. ^{{Social Security Death Index}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Surratt, Alfred}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {{cite news|first=Steven|last=Penn|title=Alfred “Slick” Surratt, a founder of Negro Leagues Museum, dies at age 87 |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2010/02/19/1760824/alfred-slick-surratt-a-founder.html |work=Kansas City Star|publisher=|date=2010-02-28 |accessdate=2010-02-27}} 7 : 1922 births|2010 deaths|People from Danville, Arkansas|Kansas City Monarchs players|Museum founders|Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri|American military personnel of World War II |
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