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Biography, Brooklyn Eagles, Cleveland Red Sox, Columbus Buckeyes, Homestead Grays, Indianapolis ABCs, New York Black YankeesSuccess Came to Dennis Gilchrist; Just Not His Teams
A Negro League player for multiple teams, Dennis Raymond Gilchrist was handed the managerial reins prior to his 27th birthday, taking over the Columbus Stars in 1936. The young manager lasted but three months on the job as he came down with tuberculosis and died barely a month after turning 27.
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