Bucky Jacobs

Newton Smith Jacobs

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 155 lb.
• School University of Richmond
• Debut June 27, 1937
• Final Game June 1, 1940
• Born March 21, 1913 in Altavista, VA USA
• Died June 15, 1990 in Richmond, VA USA

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Biographical Information

Jacobs (left) shown with Bob Feller in Aug. 1937.

Bucky Jacobs was a pitcher with three cups of coffee with the Washington Senators and eight years in the minors. He worked at Bellwood Arsenal during World War II and went into the vacuum cleaner business in Richmond VA after the War. He died at age 77 after a heart attack and is buried at Forestlawn Cemetery in Richmond VA.

While a pitcher at the University of Richmond, Jacobs threw three no-hitters during a five week span in the Spring of 1937. He was inducted into the University of Richmond Hall of Fame in 1986.