Baby Roane
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BornSeptember 26, 1901
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
DiedOctober 12, 1959 (aged 58)
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga, Tennessee
College
- Georgia Tech (1921–1923)
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| Born | September 26, 1901 Atlanta, Georgia |
| Died | October 12, 1959 (aged 58) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
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| Position | Forward/guard |
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Robert Watson "Babe" "Baby" Roane (September 26, 1901 – October 12, 1959) was a college basketball player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, known as Tech's first basketball star. Later in life he was superintendent of Davenport Hosiery Mills in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1]