1919–1972
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Russell Awkard
1917–2002
United States
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Biography
Russell Alfred Awkard (October 7, 1917 – April 1, 2002) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s. A native of Howard County, Maryland, Awkard initially played for the Washington Royals, and joined the New York Cubans in 1940. Awkard was a World War II veteran, having served in the US Army's Quartermaster Corps in England, France and Belgium.
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