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William McKinnon “Willy” Fetzer

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William McKinnon “Willy” Fetzer

Birth
Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
Death
3 May 1959 (aged 74)
Butner, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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--3rd of 5 sons of Pendleton B. Fetzer and wife Zeta Morrison. He grew up in Concord.
--He played professional baseball. He served as a position player for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1906.
--Occupation: Athletic Director of Davidson College in 1918. Farmer in Brevard, NC in 1930. He was an Asst. Coach at University of NC in Chapel Hill in 1940, working under his brother Robert.
--Willy married Dorothy R----. They had children Dorothy A. Fetzer and William McKinnon Fetzer, Jr. Willy and his wife were divorced by 1940.
--Although headstone gives birth year as 1883, his birth record, death certificate, and listing under Professional Baseball players all list 1884.
--3rd of 5 sons of Pendleton B. Fetzer and wife Zeta Morrison. He grew up in Concord.
--He played professional baseball. He served as a position player for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1906.
--Occupation: Athletic Director of Davidson College in 1918. Farmer in Brevard, NC in 1930. He was an Asst. Coach at University of NC in Chapel Hill in 1940, working under his brother Robert.
--Willy married Dorothy R----. They had children Dorothy A. Fetzer and William McKinnon Fetzer, Jr. Willy and his wife were divorced by 1940.
--Although headstone gives birth year as 1883, his birth record, death certificate, and listing under Professional Baseball players all list 1884.


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