Chief Wilson
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John Owen, known as "Chief", was born August 21, 1883 in Austin, Texas, and died February 22, 1954 in Bertram, Texas. He made his major-league debut in 1908 and was associated chiefly with the Pittsburgh Pirates, with his final big-league appearance coming in 1916. His broader professional career — including minor-league service — extended through 1917. He stood 6-foot-2 and was listed at 185 pounds, and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He appears on the T206 White Border and E90-2 Pittsburgh American Caramel issues, two of the defining sets of the deadball era. He is buried at Austin Memorial Park in Austin, Texas.
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Chief Wilson through the years
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Catalogue record
1909 11 American Tobacco Company T206 White Border · #NNO
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