Hippo Galloway

William Hipple Galloway (March 24, 1882 – February 17, 1943),^[1] nicknamed "Hippo", was an American-Canadian professional baseball player. Born in Buffalo, New York, Galloway grew up in Dunnville, Ontario, and is considered "the first black Canadian to play organized baseball."^[1]

Hippo Galloway
Outfielder / Second baseman
Born: William Hipple Galloway (1882-03-24)March 24, 1882 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died: February 17, 1943(1943-02-17) (aged 60) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1900, for the Cuban X-Giants
Last appearance
1900, for the Cuban X-Giants
Teams
Cuban X-Giants (1900)
Member of the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2021

Biography

Galloway grew up playing both baseball and ice hockey. In 1899, he played hockey for the Woodstock, Ontario, club in the Central Ontario Hockey Association, where he was known as a "cool and collected" player on the ice.^[2] In the summer of 1899, he played minor league baseball for the Woodstock Bains of the Canadian League,^[3] but was dismissed from the club when a white player objected to his presence. Galloway was the last black player in Canadian organized baseball until Jackie Robinson in 1946.^[4][5] Following his dismissal, Galloway left Canada to join the Cuban X-Giants of the Negro leagues for the 1900 season.^[6]