Bobby Dews
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Born: Clinton, Iowa, U.S. | March 23, 1939|
Died: December 26, 2015 Albany, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 76)|
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Robert Walter Dews (March 23, 1939 – December 26, 2015) was an American
Born in the small town of Clinton, Iowa, Bobby Dews moved to rural Edison, Georgia, to live with his grandparents at an early age and graduated from Edison High School (now Calhoun County High School).
Dews played baseball and basketball for the
Dews played and managed in the Cardinals'
In an article published in the Atlanta magazine printed in March 2003 (Vol. 42, No. 12, Page 60), Dews references his writings from as far back as 35 years prior. Of particular note is his book Legends Demons and Dreams, originally released in hardcover by Longstreet Press in 2005 and published in paperback in 2007 by Literati Press.
In 2008, Dews became a writer-in-residence at Andrew College in Cuthbert, Georgia, where he attended college for a short time. While a writer-in-residence at Andrew, Dews completed and published a second collection of stories entitled An Illusion of Victory, which were released by CreateSpace in 2009.
Dews died on December 26, 2015, in Albany, Georgia at the age of 76.[3] The Braves wore a patch in his memory for the 2016 season, a white rectangle with a black outline and his nickname "Dewsy" in black, on the right sleeve.
Sources
- ^ Goettling, Gary (Fall 1998). "Bobby Dews:A Signal Success". Tech Topics. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. Archived from the original on July 26, 2005. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
- ^ "Bobby Dews 53". Atlanta Braves. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
- ^ Obituary. Albany Herald. Retrieved on December 27, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet