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Wyatt Richard “Mike” Davenport

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Wyatt Richard “Mike” Davenport

Birth
Death
16 Apr 1922 (aged 20)
Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.93824, Longitude: -84.20975
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Wyatt Davenport, son of Jones Calhoun Davenport and Neppie (Grogan) Davenport, was a student at the Georgia Military College. He suffered a brain injury while playing a baseball game on April 8, 1922 and died from his injuries on April 16.

From AP Reports:
Milledgeville, Ga., April 17 -- Wyatt Davenport, centerfielder of the Georgia Military college baseball team, died here yesterday from injuries received in a game between G.M.C. and the Georgia School of Technology freshmen on April 8. Davenport collided with another member of his team while attempting to catch a ball. He suffered concussion of the brain and never regained consciousness.
Wyatt Davenport, son of Jones Calhoun Davenport and Neppie (Grogan) Davenport, was a student at the Georgia Military College. He suffered a brain injury while playing a baseball game on April 8, 1922 and died from his injuries on April 16.

From AP Reports:
Milledgeville, Ga., April 17 -- Wyatt Davenport, centerfielder of the Georgia Military college baseball team, died here yesterday from injuries received in a game between G.M.C. and the Georgia School of Technology freshmen on April 8. Davenport collided with another member of his team while attempting to catch a ball. He suffered concussion of the brain and never regained consciousness.


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