Bunny Downs

McKinley "Bunny" Downs (March 7, 1894 - June 30, 1973) was a Negro Leagues Infielder and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League, and in its first several seasons.

The Hilldale Club in 1921
McKinley "Bunny" Downs
Infielder / Manager
Born: (1894-03-07)March 7, 1894
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Died: June 30, 1973(1973-06-30) (aged 79)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
1914, for the West Baden Sprudels
Last appearance
1929, for the Hilldale Club
Teams

He played a number of years with the Hilldale Club.

Downs attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia.

At age 56, Downs received votes listing him on the 1952 Pittsburgh Courier player-voted poll of the Negro Leagues' best players ever.[2]

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