Luther Gilyard
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 | 20 February 1910, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, USA | |
| Death | 20 September 1976 (aged 66 years) | |
| Star sign | Pisces |
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Biography
Luther Gilyard Jr. (February 20, 1910 – September 20, 1976), sometimes listed as "Gillard", was an American Negro league first baseman in the 1930s and 1940s.
A native of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Gilyard made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the St. Louis Stars and Chicago American Giants. He played for Chicago again the following two seasons, and finished his career in 1942 with the Birmingham Black Barons. Gilyard died in Detroit, Michigan in 1976 at age 66.