Les Witherspoon
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 7 June 1926 | |
| Death | 15 March 1980 (aged 53 years) | |
| Star sign | Gemini |
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Lester Rudolph Witherspoon (June 7, 1926 – March 15, 1980) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s.
A native of Kissimmee, Florida, Witherspoon played for the Indianapolis Clowns in 1948. In five recorded games, he posted five hits in 17 plate appearances. Witherspoon went on to play minor league baseball throughout the 1950s with such clubs as the San Diego Padres, Salem Senators, and Texas City Texans. He died in Miami, Florida in 1980 at age 53.