Bud Fowler
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Mohawk Valley connection:
Born in Fort Plain, grew up in Cooperstown, buried in Frankfort.

Claim to fame:
First African American to play professional baseball

Did you know?
Bud Fowler has been credited with inventing early shin guards, as he would tape pieces of wood to his shins to prevent other players from spiking him.

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National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Keokuk, Iowa, baseball club featuring Bud Fowler, 1885. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Born in Fort Plain, Bud Fowler became the first African American to play professional baseball when he joined a team in New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1878.

Bud played for 20 different teams, shuffled repeatedly due to mixed reactions to his race.

After a color line was drawn in baseball, Bud worked at managing, organizing and playing for Negro League teams.

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