Charlie Biot

Charles Augustus Biot Jr. (October 18, 1917 March 10, 2000) was an American Negro league outfielder from 1939 to 1941.

Charlie Biot
Outfielder
Born: (1917-10-18)October 18, 1917
Orange, New Jersey
Died: March 10, 2000(2000-03-10) (aged 82)
East Orange, New Jersey
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1939, for the Newark Eagles
Last appearance
1941, for the Baltimore Elite Giants
Teams

A native of Orange, New Jersey, Biot played baseball at East Orange High School,[1] and broke into the Negro leagues in 1939. He played for the Newark Eagles, New York Black Yankees, and Baltimore Elite Giants.[2]

Biot served in the United States Army during World War II, and was assigned to the Harlem Hellfighters, where he captained his division's baseball team.[1] He died in East Orange in 2000 at age 82.

References

  1. "Charlie Biot". njsports.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. "Charlie Biot". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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