Person in history
Cot Deal
Cot Deal, American baseball player and coach (born 1923)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2013 · May 21
Their story
Who they were
Ellis Ferguson "Cot" Deal was an American pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m), 185 lb (84 kg), Deal was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. A native of Arapaho, Oklahoma, he grew up in Oklahoma City and was nicknamed "Cot" for his cotton-top hair color.
Why this date
Cot Deal appears on our May 21 calendar for 2013 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Cot Deal
When did Cot Deal die?
May 21 2013.
Who else was born on this day?
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