Name Tom Williams | Role Negro leagues | |
Died January 19, 1937, Bremen Township, Illinois, United States | ||
Thomas "Tom" Williams (born September 9, 1896) was a Negro Leagues pitcher for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first few seasons.
Williams attended Morris Brown College.
In 1917, 21 year-old Williams registered for the WWI Draft. He lists his occupation as a "Professional Base Ball" Player for Rube Foster. He also lists his home address as 3664 Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. Williams is listed as married and lists his wife as a dependent.
In 1918, while playing for the Hilldale Club, Williams was drafted into the Army in Class 1-A.
He died in Bremen, Illinois in 1937 and is buried at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois.
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