Jimmie DeShong

James Brooklyn DeShong

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 165 lb.
• Debut April 12, 1932
• Final Game June 10, 1939
• Born November 30, 1909 in Harrisburg, PA USA
• Died October 16, 1993 in Lower Paxton Township, PA USA

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Biographical Information

As his playing career wound down in 1941, DeShong managed the Allentown Wings. He then served as a non-playing manager for the Lincoln A's for the 1948, 1949, and 1950 seasons. In 1951, he managed the Cordele A's for the latter part of the season.

While shooting video of players warming up for the 1937 All-Star Game, DeShong captured one of the few clips of Franklin D. Roosevelt walking. In 2014, the footage was donated to the Pennsylvania State Archives by DeShong's daughter. It was also used in a Ken Burns documentary on the Roosevelt family released that year.

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