Dale Roberts, 70; Pitched for 1967 New York Yankees
Bill Schenley
FROM: The Woodford (KY) Sun ~
(Paid obit)
Photo: http://snipurl.com/1baoal
Dale Roberts, 70, of Versailles, died Friday,
Oct. 8, 2010, at the University of Kentucky
A.B. Chandler Medical Center Hospital.
Born in Owenton, he was the son of Julia E
(Etherington) Roberts and the late Clarence
A. Roberts.
He was a graduate of Versailles High School
and served in the U.S. Naval Air Forces for
4-� years.
He was a professional baseball player, playing
in the Major Leagues as a relief pitcher, first
for the New York Yankees and then the Atlanta
Braves. He then worked as an industrial
electrician for Texas Instruments, Raymond
Corporation, OSRAM Sylvania, and United
L-N Glass.
Survivors include a daughter, Michele Yvonne
(Rick) Deaton, Nicholasville; two
granddaughters, Kayla Gayle and Whitney
Nicole Deaton, Nicholasville; a sister, Eleanor
L (Henry) Smith, Versailles; three brothers,
David A Roberts, Nashville, Tenn., Kenneth
C (Billie Jo) Roberts, Versailles, and Glenn
E (Melissa) Roberts, Lawrenceburg; and
several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Private services were held at Clark Funeral
Home, Rose Hill, on Sunday, Oct. 10.
Condolences may be made
at clarkfuneralchapels.com.
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MLB Stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roberda04.shtml
Thanks to Dave Lambert for this obit.