Tex Burnett
This article was written by Darin Watson
This biography appears in The Negro Leagues’ 1931 Homestead Grays: The Color of Greatness (SABR, 2026), edited by Thomas Kern and Bill Nowlin. SABR members can download a free e-book edition or save 50% off the purchase of a paperback edition at SABR.org/ebooks.
Full Name
Fred Burnett
Born
December 24, 1899 at Houston, TX (USA)
Died
February 9, 1962 at Los Angeles, CA (USA)
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