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Wilson, George, 1889-1967
Image Not Available for Wilson, George, 1889-1967

Wilson, George, 1889-1967

NationalityAmerican
BiographyGeorge Wilson was a catcher for the Detroit Tigers (1911) and Boston Red Sox (1914). He was known as "Squanto." "The reason for Wilson's nickname is unknown, but he was raised in New England, and "Squanto" was a Native American who helped the English colonists in Massachusetts develop agricultural techniques and served as an interpreter between the colonists and the Wampanoag." --Wikipedia