Pid Purdy

Everett Virgil "Pid" Purdy (June 15, 1904 – January 16, 1951) was an American professional athlete who played in both Major League Baseball and the National Football League. He was a native of Beatrice, Nebraska, and attended Beloit College. He was 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall and weighed 150 pounds (68 kg).

As a baseball player, Purdy was an outfielder who batted left-handed and threw right-handed. His professional career extended from 1923 through 1938 and much of it was spent in minor league baseball in his native Nebraska, where he toiled in the Class A Western League and the Class D Nebraska State League. He compiled a lifetime minor league batting average of .328 in 1,437 games.[1]

Purdy also saw 181 games of Major League service with the Chicago White Sox (1926) and Cincinnati Reds (1927–1929), batting .293 with two home runs and 59 runs batted in.[2]

Meanwhile, he played in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers in 1926 and 1927. At 5' 6", 145 pounds, Purdy is the lightest player to ever throw a touchdown pass in the NFL. [3] He played at the collegiate level at Beloit College.

Purdy died in his hometown of Beatrice at the age of 46.

See also
  • Green Bay Packers players

References
  1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=purdy-001eve
  2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/purdypi01.shtml
  3. Player Season Finder Query Results at pro-football-reference.com
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