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Tampa Rockets

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The Tampa Rockets were a baseball team that played in the Florida State Negro League in the 1940s.[1] Notable players that played for the Rockets include Walter Lee Gibbons[2] and Raydell "Bo" Maddix.[3] Both of them went on to play for the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League.

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  1. Kite-Powell, Rodney (March 27, 2011). "Tampa's long baseball history included segregated teams". TBO.com. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  2. "Walter Gibbons". Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  3. "Raydell Maddix". Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum. Retrieved July 13, 2016.