Raymon Lacy

Raymon Lacy
Raymon Lacy
	Born: August 12, 1922; Bullard, Texas
	Died: February 10, 2020 (aged 97); Wiergate, Texas
Negro league baseball debut
	1947, for the Homestead Grays
Last appearance
	1949, for the Houston Eagles
Teams
	Homestead Grays (1947); Houston Eagles (1949);

Raymon Taylor Lacy (August 12, 1922 – February 10, 2020) was an American Negro league baseball player in the 1940s.

A native of Bullard, Texas, Lacy attended Stanton High School, Prairie View A&M University, Texas College and Stephen F. Austin State University. He served in the United States military during World War II, and played on various semi-pro and barnstorming teams in the 1940s. In 1947, Lacy played for the Homestead Grays,^[1]^[2] and in 1949 for the Houston Eagles.^[3] Following his baseball career, he was a high school teacher, coach and administrator in various Texas school systems. Lacy died in Wiergate, Texas in 2020 at age 97.^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Raymon Lacy". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Raymon Lacy". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ David Barron (May 24, 2014). "Lacy reflects on life before and after Negro Leagues baseball". houstonchronicle.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ "Raymon Taylor Lacy". legacy.com. 12 February 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^ David Barron (February 11, 2020). "Former Negro Leagues baseball player Raymon Lacy dies at 97". chron.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

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