Bill Riggins

Athlete

1900 – 1943

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Who was Bill Riggins?

Arvell "Bill" Riggins was an American baseball shortstop in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1920 to 1936 with several teams, including the Detroit Stars from 1920 to 1926.

Riggins joined the Detroit Stars at the forming of the Negro National League in 1920, and he stayed with the team until 1926.

Riggins died at the age of 43 years old in New York, New York. He is buried at the Bevery Hills Cemetery in Peekskill, New York.

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Born
Feb 7, 1900
Died
Mar 8, 1943

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on July 23, 2013

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