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Jim Colzie

1920–2010

United States

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James "Fireball" Colzie (July 12, 1920 – March 23, 2010) was an American Negro league baseball pitcher. He played mostly for the Indianapolis Clowns and the Atlanta Black Crackers. He served in the United States Army during World War II. On July 20, 1947, the Clowns' team bus was struck by a car, resulting in Colzie dislocating his knee.

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