Opelika, AL
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Opelika is located in eastern Alabama immediately northeast of Auburn, AL, near the Georgia border, 25 miles northwest of Columbus, GA.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Opelika Opelicans, Georgia-Alabama League (1913)
- Opelika Pelicans, Georgia-Alabama League (1914)
- Opelika Owls, Georgia-Alabama League (1946-1951)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Joe Beckwith, pitcher
- Roy Lee Jackson, pitcher
- Rod Lindsey, outfielder
- Michael Nix, minor league pitcher
- Alabama Pitts, minor league outfielder
- Jimmy Stewart, infielder/outfielder
Persons who died here[edit]
- Billy Hitchcock, infielder; manager
- Louie Letlow, minor league infielder
- Paul Nix, college coach
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