Tom Gee


Thomas Henry Gee, Jr. was an American baseball catcher in the Negro leagues.

Biography

Gee was born in Cleburne, Texas. He played for the minor league Abilene Eagles of the West Texas League from 1920-1922. He then played for the Lincoln Giants in 1925. In 1926, he started the year with the Newark Stars, but returned to the Giants after Newark disbanded midseason.
He died on August 15, 1984 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Family life

Gee's brother, Rich Gee, also played in the Negro Leagues, and was Tom's teammate with the Giants in 1925 and 1926.
Tom Gee had one son Ollie V. Gee and four grandchildren, Princess Ann, Robert, Don and Dana Gee.