Profession
Athlete
Biography
Willard Schmidt, son of Raymond Schmidt & Dorothy Leikam, was born 29 May 1928 in Hays, Kansas. He died 22 March 2007 in Newcastle, Oklahoma.
He was a professional baseball player, pitching 5 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals and and 2 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds.
His Volga German ancestors come from the colony of Katharinenstadt.
Source(s)
- Willard Raymond Schmidt (FindAGrave.com)
- Willard Schmidt (Wikipedia.com)
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