Steel Arm Dickey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Steel Arm Dickey

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1896

Place of Birth: Morganton, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1923

Profession: baseball player

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Claude "Steel Arm" Dickey (born June 2, 1896) was a Negro Leagues pitcher for the first Negro Southern League and Negro National League.
Researchers currently believe his real name is Claude Dickey, based on census records and World War I draft registration cards.
Newspaper reports show he appears as Walter Claude, John Claude, and Jean Claude.
Many reports simply call him Steel Arm Dickey. Dickey had a short career, dying at the age of 26 in Etowah, Tennessee. According to his death certificate, Dickey was killed after he was shot by a pistol.
News reports later noted Dickey was killed by a knife.
Either way, the medical examiner noted he died from a loss of blood, that he was wounded in the neck, and there was extensive damage to his esophagus.
He also ruled the death a homicide.
The informant appears to be a family member, Martin Dickey. Steel Arm Dickey was buried in the New Zion Cemetery in Etowah, Tennessee.