McDougald, Gil

ID
1907
Nationality
American
Occupation
Professional baseball player
Sports
Summary
Began going deaf after being struck above the right ear during batting practice, 1955, in the New York Yankees. New Jersey resident; owned a building maintenance company; had a cochlear implant in 1994.
References
Hearing journal, May 1995, vol.48 no.5, p.8; New York Times, July 10, 1994, sec.8, p.4; Deaf Life, March 1995, p.Plus 24-25.
Dates
1929?-