After retiring from baseball, he went to work at Kansas State Grain laboratory where he worked as a chemist. In 1946, the Dwight family opened Dwight's Soda Grill in Kansas City, Kansas.[7]
According to Dwight's wife, in taped interviews by Janet Bruce, Eddie Dwight worked as a bus driver for the Kansas City Monarchs into the team's later years, and continued to appear as a player.[8] In 1962, Dwight's son Eddie Dwight Jr. became the first black American selected for training as an astronaut by NASA. He would later go on to become a sculptor. Some of his subjects have included Negro league baseball players.
^"Gilkerson Union Giants Swamp Knights of Columbus Nine 11 to 4" Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, IA, Monday Evening, June 21, 1926, Page 7, Columns 1 and 2
^"Greeley Advertisers Downed by Colored Club; Score 12-1" Negro Star, Wichita, Kansas, Friday, August 10, 1934, Page 3, Columns 1 to 6
^"Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum: Personal Profiles: Eddie Dwight". www.nlbemuseum.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
eddie, dwight, edward, joseph, dwight, february, 1905, november, 1975, utility, player, negro, leagues, played, mostly, kansas, city, monarchs, utility, playerborn, 1905, february, 1905dalton, georgiadied, november, 1975, 1975, aged, kansas, city, kansasbatted. Edward Joseph Dwight Sr February 25 1905 November 27 1975 was a utility player in the Negro leagues He played mostly for the Kansas City Monarchs 3 4 5 6 Eddie DwightUtility playerBorn 1905 02 25 February 25 1905Dalton GeorgiaDied November 27 1975 1975 11 27 aged 70 Kansas City KansasBatted BothThrew Rightdebut1925 for the Indianapolis ABCsLast appearance1937 for the Kansas City MonarchsTeamsIndianapolis ABCs 1925 Gilkerson s Union Giants 1926 1927 1 Kansas City Monarchs 1928 1929 1933 1937 2 Indianapolis ABCs 1931 1933 1931 1932 He graduated from Sumner High School in Kansas City Kansas 7 After retiring from baseball he went to work at Kansas State Grain laboratory where he worked as a chemist In 1946 the Dwight family opened Dwight s Soda Grill in Kansas City Kansas 7 According to Dwight s wife in taped interviews by Janet Bruce Eddie Dwight worked as a bus driver for the Kansas City Monarchs into the team s later years and continued to appear as a player 8 In 1962 Dwight s son Eddie Dwight Jr became the first black American selected for training as an astronaut by NASA He would later go on to become a sculptor Some of his subjects have included Negro league baseball players Dwight died at the age of 70 in Kansas City Kansas 5 References edit Gilkerson Union Giants Swamp Knights of Columbus Nine 11 to 4 Davenport Democrat and Leader Davenport IA Monday Evening June 21 1926 Page 7 Columns 1 and 2 Greeley Advertisers Downed by Colored Club Score 12 1 Negro Star Wichita Kansas Friday August 10 1934 Page 3 Columns 1 to 6 Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum Personal Profiles Eddie Dwight www nlbemuseum com Retrieved 2020 05 01 Eddie Dwight Negro Leagues Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Retrieved 2020 05 01 a b Edward Joseph Dwight Sr 1905 1975 Find A www findagrave com Retrieved 2020 05 01 Eddie Dwight Seamheads Negro Leagues Database www seamheads com Retrieved 2020 05 01 a b Dwight family papers etext ku edu Retrieved 2020 05 01 Inventory of Janet Bruce Negro Leagues Interviews PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2012 10 07 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads nbsp This Negro league baseball biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eddie Dwight amp oldid 1129893639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
