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Date of birth | December 23, 1898 |
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Place of birth | Red Lion, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Date of death | January 9, 1979 | (aged 80)
Place of death | Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Halfback |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
US college | Penn State Lebanon Valley |
High school | Red Lion High School |
Career history | |
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1926–1931 | New York Giants (assistant) |
1931 | Staten Island Stapletons |
As player | |
1921 | Union Quakers of Philadelphia |
1925–1928 | New York Giants |
1929, 1931 | Staten Island Stapletons |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service | U.S. Army |
Years of service | 1918–1919 |
Battles / wars | World War I |
Baseball career |
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Outfielder | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 20, 1923, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 7, 1923, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .160 |
Home Runs | 0 |
Runs Batted In | 3 |
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Henry Luther "Hinkey" Haines (December 23, 1898 – January 9, 1979) was an American professional athlete who played American football in the National Football League (NFL) and baseball in Major League Baseball (MLB). Haines was a star of the New York Giants football team in his time and has the distinction of being the only athlete to have played on national championship teams in both baseball and football. He won the 1923 World Series with the New York Yankees and the 1927 NFL Championship with the New York Giants.