Opelika, AL

Opelika is located in eastern Alabama immediately northeast of Auburn, AL, near the Georgia border, 10 miles west of Columbus, GA.

Teams that have played here

• Opelika Opelicans, Georgia-Alabama League (1913)
• Opelika Pelicans, Georgia-Alabama League (1914)
• Opelika Owls, Georgia-Alabama League (1946-1951)

Persons who were born here

• 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

• Billy Hitchcock, infielder; manager
• Louie Letlow, minor league infielder
• Paul Nix, college coach

Educational institutions located here

• Oliver E. Clift High School (closed)
• Opelika High School