Negro League Baseball Discussion Forum: Former Players – Information Exchange: More players have passed
By Ken Sulik (Horton) on Tuesday, December 21, 1999 – 06:52 pm:
Just thought I'd pass along the info that some other players have passed away in the past few months. Albert Frazier died in 8/99, Lonnie Summers died around the same time, Jehosie Heard died just before Thanksgiving, and Fran Mathews passed sometime in the fall. I hate to see these guys go; I consider them a treasure that can't be replaced.
Also, Mr. Rufus Lewis is gravely ill.
If anyone else knows of other recent player deaths, please let me know, as I try to keep up on the players as much as possible.
By TERENCE SCANTLEBURY (Terence) on Friday, December 24, 1999 – 09:35 am:
If the death of Jehosie Heard is true it saddens me because he was a team mate and a friend of my fathers in the Negro Leagues, and in the minor leagues. To give an example of the type of person he was, when i was a toddler and traveling with my father, between innings he would sit me on his knee and sing to me. Those type of memories I'll always cherish.
By Elison (Elison) on Wednesday, December 13, 2000 – 10:50 pm:
Eli Underwood who played for the Detroit Stars passed away October 8.