Floyd "Jelly Roll" Gardner | |||
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Born: Russellville, Arkansas |
September 27, 1895|||
Died: March 28, 1977 Chicago, Illinois |
(aged 81)|||
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Floyd "Jelly Roll" Gardner (September 27, 1895 in Russellville, Arkansas - 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues. He played infield and outfield from 1919 to 1933, primarily for the Chicago American Giants.
In 1917, 21 year-old Gardner registered for the WWI Draft. He listed his home address as Russellville, Arkansas. He listed his employment as a ball player, working for W.P. Northcutt of Longview, Texas. He listed his mother and father as dependents.