Name Robert Footes | ||
Robert Footes (birthdate unknown) was a Negro Leagues catcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League.
He played for several years in Chicago for the Chicago Unions and Chicago Union Giants. During that time, he formed a battery with Big Bill Smith, Frank Butler, and Harry Buckner.
In 1903, Footes moved on to the Philadelphia Giants for a couple years.
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