Baseball Player
Born Fred Walker on September 24, 1910 in Villa Rica, Georgia, Dixie began his professional baseball career in 1931 with the New York Yankees. While playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1941, Dixie bought a house at 160 Swezey Avenue, Freeport, NY.
Dixie Walker made the All-Star team in 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, and 1947. His lifetime batting average was .306. He died on May 17, 1982 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Sources:
"Dixie Walker." Almanac of Famous People. Gale, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 24 Dec. 2012.
"Dixie Walker Becomes Freeport Resident." Freeport Leader. 5 June 1941, p. 6
Major League Baseball: www.mlb.com
