99-year-old minor leaguer Pat Vescova passes away

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99-year-old minor leaguer Pat Vescova passes away

07-26-2012, 12:04 PM

Just one day after his birthday, too.

Patrick P. “Pat” Vescova, 99, beloved father, husband, and grandfather, passed away July 23, 2012, at Kirby Pines Manor....

Pat was All-Memphis as quarterback at Catholic High, 1932-1933, where they were Memphis City Champions. He played Kitty League baseball for the Jackson Generals and Union City Greyhounds.

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07-26-2012, 02:22 PM

I was pretty excited about this story until I realized that there should have been a "former" in the thread title.
Still, RIP to a guy who enjoyed a long life and probably had a lot of good stories.

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