Tex Nelson
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Robert Sidney Nelson (August 7, 1936 – July 22, 2011) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 3" (1.91 m), 205 lb. (93 kg), he batted and threw left-handed.[1]
Born in
Nelson was a natural athlete and member of the State Champion
He joined the Orioles directly after graduating from Adamson High School in 1955, where he got his nickname ″Tex″ from his roommate,
Altogether, Nelson played in 79 games for the Orioles between 1955 and 1957, collecting 25
Following his major league stint, Nelson played in the minors through the 1961 season. He returned to Dallas and went to work for ETMF/ABF trucking industry, where he retired after 30 years. He also enjoyed being a troop scoutmaster for the Boy Scouts and singing with the Champion Award-winning 160 voice barbershop chorus, The Vocal Majority.[3]
Nelson died in Mesquite, Texas, at the age of 74.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Baseball Reference – major league profile".
- ^ Eisenberg, John, From 33rd Street to Camden Yards: An Oral History of the Baltimore Orioles. New York: Contemporary Books/McGraw-Hill, 2001, page 43
- ^ a b c "Alt.Obituaries.com – Tex Nelson, 74; OFer for 1955-57 Baltimore Orioles".
- ^ Baseball Reference – minor league career
- ^ Dallas Morning News