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Gus Albright

Augustus Garland "Gus" Albright, born January 24th, 1915 in Hoxie, AR,1 was a professional baseball player from 1936-1946.

Biography

Albright died on August 5th, 2005.2 He was buried in Pinecrest Memorial Park cemetery in Alexander, AR.3

Excerpts

"GUS ALBRIGHT JR., 90, of Little Rock, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005. Gus was born January 15, 1915, in Hoxie, Ark. He served in WWII and retired from the Army Reserves with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His wife, Fay Flory Albright, preceded him in death. He is survived by his children, Mimi Albright Chandler of West Memphis, Sam Albright of Hot Springs, Joy Albright Wood of Dallas, Texas, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Elmo Albright of Jackson, Miss., and his sister, Rosemary Albright Hamed of Akron, Ohio. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Rev. Homer Albright, Lt. Col. Shannon Albright, and three sisters, Ruth Albright Stringer, Variana Albright Glidden, and Virginia Albright Mesich. A gifted athlete at Ouachita Baptist University, he had a lifelong love for amateur athletics. He was awarded a contract with the St. Louis Browns professional baseball organization prior to WWII. As a member of the Arkansas Officials Association, he was well-known as an official in high school, and college basketball and football. He was also a well-respected official in the Southwest Conference. He was instrumental in the founding of the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Gus was an ardent outdoorsman and conservationist. He served as the Publicity Director for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. For many years, he wrote a column for the Arkansas Gazette on hunting and fishing in Arkansas. He was an influential voice in having the Buffalo River designated a National River and worked tirelessly to protect the wetlands and wildlife sanctuaries along the Cache and White Rivers. As a member of the Outdoors Writers Association, his influence in the area of hunting and fishing was felt nationwide. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 8, 2005, at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Chapel, 5800 W. 12th, Little Rock (501-661-9111) with the Reverends Ed Matthews and Jim Wilson officiating. Visitation will be held from 3 until 5 p.m., Sunday, August 7, 2005, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to St. Andrews United Methodist Church, 4600 Base Line Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72209, where Gus was a longtime member."4

Stats

Statistics at Baseball-Reference.com.
2 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 8/7/2005
4 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, 8/7/2005