Willard Nixon
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Willard Lee Nixon
- Bats Left, Throws Right
- Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.
- School Auburn University
- Debut July 7, 1950
- Final Game July 4, 1958
- Born June 17, 1928 in Taylorsville, GA USA
- Died December 10, 2000 in Rome, GA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Willard Nixon spent nine years with the Boston Red Sox, 1950-58, going 69-72 as a pitcher. His obituary said he was famed as a "Yankee Killer", due to a string of victories against the Yanks in 1954-55.
After baseball, he returned to Georgia to work as a purchasing agent, court investigator, chief of police, and transportation director for a county school system.
