Rufus Ligon

Rufus Charles Ligon (May 6, 1903 – September 24, 1992) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s.

Rufus Ligon
Pitcher
Born: (1903-05-06)May 6, 1903 Cameron, Texas, U.S.
Died: September 24, 1992(1992-09-24) (aged 89) Dunlay, Texas, U.S.
Threw: Left
Negro league baseball debut
1932, for the Little Rock Grays
Last appearance
1945, for the Memphis Red Sox
Teams
Little Rock Grays (1932) Memphis Red Sox (1944–1945)

A native of Cameron, Texas, Ligon made his Negro leagues debut in 1932 with the Little Rock Grays and in 1944 played with the Memphis Red Sox. He played for Memphis again the following season.^[1][2] He died in Dunlay, Texas in 1992 at age 89.