Edward Woolridge

Edward Woolridge (December 3, 1903 – October 1976)^[3] was an American Negro league infielder in the 1920s.

Edward Woolridge
Infielder
Born: December 3, 1903 South Carolina, U.S.
Died: October 1976; aged 72 Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right[1] Threw: Right[2]
Negro league baseball debut
1926, for the Cleveland Elites
Last appearance
1926, for the Cleveland Elites
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Cleveland Elites (1926)

Early life and career

A native of Anderson, South Carolina, Woolridge excelled at both baseball and football at Tuskegee University,^[2][a] graduating in 1929.^[9] He made his Negro leagues debut in 1926 with the Cleveland Elites of the Negro National League.^[10]

Notes

1. Notwithstanding at least one online source and one contemporaneous in-print source, both of which mistakenly identify Woolridge as a Wilberforce alumnus (and despite the fact that during at least a portion of his time at Tuskegee, someone named Woolridge did indeed play for WU's football team), any potential confusion is quickly dispelled by a brief news item published in 1925, entitled "Mike Woolridge to Lead Wilberforce." The Wilberforce Woolridge, we learn, was an outstanding defensive end,^[4] whereas Edward Woolridge's gridiron contributions, while impressively wide-ranging, appear to be entirely confined to the offensive backfield and special teams^[5] – specifically quarterback,^[6] running back,^[7] and punter.^[8]