Hickory Rebels

The Hickory Rebels were a Class D minor league baseball team based in Hickory, North Carolina, that played from 1939–1940, 1940, 1945–1954, 1960. The Rebels were the predecessor of the current Hickory Crawdads in the South Atlantic League.

Hickory Rebels
1935–1960 (1939–1942, 1945–1954, 1960) Hickory, North Carolina
Minor league affiliations
Previous classes	Class D
Previous leagues	Western Carolina League (1952, 1960) Tar Heel League (1939-1940, 1953-1954) North Carolina State League (1942, 1945–1951)
Major league affiliations
Previous teams	New York Giants (1945–1949) Chicago Cubs (1952–1954)
Minor league titles
League titles	2 (1954)
Team data
Previous names	Hickory Rebels (1939–1940, 1942, 1945–1954, 1960)
Previous parks	Fairgrounds Park

History

The Rebels played in the Tar Heel League (1939–1940, 1953–1954), North Carolina State League (1942, 1945–1951) and Western Carolinas League (1952, 1960). They were affiliates of the New York Giants (1945–1949) and Chicago Cubs (1952–1954).^[1] A former team of the same name had participated in the independent Carolina League between 1936 and 1938.^[2]

The ballpark

The Rebels played at Fairgrounds Park.^[3] Fairgrounds Park is now called Henkel-Alley Field and serves as home to American Legion baseball and the Catawba Valley Community College Red Hawks.

Notable alumni

• John Buzhardt (1954)
• Red Corriden (1949)
• Eddie Haas (1953)
• Mickey O'Neil (1949)