| Birth: | Nov. 23, 1914
Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
California, USA | | Death: | Mar. 1, 1980
California, USA | 
Major League Baseball umpire. He was the first African-American to umpire a major league baseball game. After toiling in the minor leagues for 14 years, mostly in the Pacific Coast League, he was promoted to the majors for the 1966 season when he was 51 years old. During his brief five-year career he umpired the 1967 All-Star Game and the 1970 World Series. In an interview in Ebony magazine he called working the World Series the culmination of a lifelong dream. Ashford was known for his flamboyant style on the field. After his mandatory retirement at 56, he worked for then-Commissioner Bowie Kuhn as an ambassador for the game. He had a cameo appearance as an umpire in a 1976 Richard Pryor film. Ashford died of a heart attack. His remains rest at the Lakewood Cemetery, less than two miles from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. (bio by: Jdrhook)
Search Amazon for Emmett Ashford | | | Burial:
Lakewood Cemetery
Cooperstown
Otsego County
New York, USA |
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Originally Created by: Jdrhook
Record added: Jun 30, 2010
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Emmett-I remember your animated, firey gestures when you were calling a runner safe or out. Many memories at old Comiskey Park. I remember you calling Brooks Robinson out at second base, and the argument that ensued. The smell of peanuts, an ice cold pop,...(Read more)
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49boy3
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You are remembered, dear Sir.
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A. L. Parrish
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