Edward Woolridge

Edward Woolridge (December 3, 1903 – October 1976)[3] was an American Negro league infielder in the 1920s.

Edward Woolridge
Infielder
Born: December 3, 1903
South Carolina
Died: October 1976; aged 72
Anderson, South Carolina
Batted: Right[1]
Threw: Right[2]
Negro league baseball debut
1926, for the Cleveland Elites
Last appearance
1926, for the Cleveland Elites
Teams

Early life and career

A native of Anderson, South Carolina, Woolridge excelled at both baseball and football at Tuskegee University,[2][lower-alpha 1] graduating in 1929.[9] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the Cleveland Elites of the Negro National League.[10]

Notes
  1. Notwithstanding at least one online source and one contemporaneous in-print source, both of which mistakenly identify Woolridge as a Wilberforce alumnus (and despite the fact that during at least a portion of his time at Tuskegee, someone named Woolridge did indeed play for WU's football team), any potential confusion is quickly dispelled by a brief news item published in 1925, entitled "Mike Woolridge to Lead Wilberforce." The Wilberforce Woolridge, we learn, was an outstanding defensive end,[4] whereas Edward Woolridge's gridiron contributions, while impressively wide-ranging, appear to be entirely confined to the offensive backfield and special teams[5] – specifically quarterback,[6] running back,[7] and punter.[8]

References
  1. News staff (September 18, 1958). "News of the Tuskegee Colored Community". The Tuskegee News. p. 6. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. Defender staff (April 21, 1928). "Tuskegee Captain, Edward Woolridge". The Chicago Defender. p. 8. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  3. United States Social Security Death Index. FamilySearch.
  4. P.N.S. (January 3, 1925)."Mike Woolridge to Lead Wilberforce". Baltimore Afro-American. p. 4. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. Union staff (October 13, 1928). "Tuskegee Ties Knoxville; Score 0-0". The Murfreesboro Union. p. 3. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. Age staff (September 12, 1931). "Football Prospects at Tuskegee". The New York Age. p. 6. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. Reporter staff (November 10, 1928). "Tuskegee Wins from Fisk 13 to 0; Young Stevenson Stars". The Birmingham Reporter. p. 7. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  8. Age staff (December 8, 1928). "Talladega Bows to Tuskegee in Holiday Game". The New York Age. p. 6. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  9. SNS (February 15, 1949). "Tuskegee Class of '29 Plans 20th Reunion". Atlanta Daily World. p. 3. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  10. Liscio, Stephanie M. (2010). Integrating Cleveland Baseball: Media Activism, the Integration of the Indians and the Demise of the Negro League Buckeyes. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp. 192-193. ISBN 978-0-7864-3690-3.


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