Researching Clint Courtney
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2148 people with the Courtney surname? In that year Courtney was ranked number 1751 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Clint means "Form of CLINTON - town on a hill" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Clint Courtney on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clint Courtney and the Courtney Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Courtney Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Courtney family tree.
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Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Clint Courtney using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4872 people with the Courtney surname in the UK? Courtney is now ranked number 1213 for popularity in the UK. |
Courtney Family History Databases
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Courtney Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Courtney surname in the USA? Courtney is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Courtney Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Clint Courtney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Clint Courtney
Clint Courtney
Clinton Dawson Courtney (March 16, 1927 – June 16, 1975), nicknamed Scrap Iron, was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1951), St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles (1952–1954, 1960, 1961), Chicago White Sox (1955), Washington Senators (1955–1959) and Kansas City Athletics (1961). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Courtney was born in Louisiana, growing up there and in Arkansas. After serving in the United States Army during World War II, he was signed as a catcher by the New York Yankees. Playing minor league baseball for them for the next few seasons, he was involved in several fights. After one game with the Yankees in 1951, he was traded to the Browns in 1952 at the urging of Rogers Hornsby, St. Louis's manager. Courtney won The Sporting News American League Rookie of the Year, batting .286. Both that season and the next, he was involved in on-the-field fights with Billy Martin, whom he had battled in the minor leagues several seasons before. Courtney remained the starting catcher for the Browns when they moved to Baltimore in 1954 and became the Orioles. Then, he was traded to the White Sox.
Used as the backup to Sherm Lollar by Chicago, Courtney only lasted half a season with the White Sox before he was traded to the Senators. He finished out the 1955 season with Washington and spent the next four years there, appearing in a career-high 134 games for the ballclub in 1958. Injuries afflicted him in 1959, and he was traded back to Baltimore for the 1960 season, where he became the first catcher to wear an oversized mitt while catching knuckleball pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm. Traded to Kansas City for 1961, he was returned to Baltimore after playing one game for the Athletics. Accepting an assignment to the minor leagues halfway through the 1961 season, he played minor league ball for the next few seasons, following Oriole manager Paul Richards into the Houston Colt .45's organization.
Once his playing career ended, Courtney managed in the minor leagues, first in Houston's organization, and then for affiliates of the Atlanta Braves. He hoped to be a major league manager one day and came close to being named Atlanta's manager in 1974, though the team settled on Clyde King instead. However, while serving as the manager of the Richmond Braves in 1975, Courtney died of a heart attack while on a road trip with the team.
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