Bobby "Bull" Thompson, 57; Was OFer for '78 Texas Rangers
Bill Schenley
1979 Topps (#336) baseball card:
http://tinyurl.com/43xasdw
FROM: The Charlotte Observer ~
(Paid obit)
Bobby "Bull" Thompson, age 57, of Charlotte, died April 25, 2011, at his
residence in Charlotte.
Funeral service is 2:00 pm Sunday, May 1, 2011 at Woodland Presbyterian
Church.
Visitation is 1:00 pm at the church. Burial will be at Woodland Presbyterian
Church Cemetery.
He was a graduate of Harding High School. He was the first black baseball
player to go to the major league from Charlotte. He was a professional
baseball player with the Texas Rangers.
He is survived by his wife Barbara Thompson; mother Rachel Watt Thompson;
three sons Marcus Herron, Bobby Thompson Jr. and Tido Thompson; daughter
Machella Chisholm; brother Alfred Thompson; and six grandchildren.
King's Funeral Home is assisting the Thompson family.
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MLB stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/thompbo01.shtml
Thanks to Jack Morris from SABR for this obit.