There has been a fair amount of discussion this week in remembrance of the crash 70 years ago (July 24, 1948) of the bus carrying the Duluth Dukes minor league team. Five members of the team died in that crash. Those losing their lives were manager George "Red" Treadwell, who was driving the bus, and four players.
The accident occurred when an ice truck entered the oncoming lane coming up a hill on a two-lane highway. Treadwell did not see the ice truck until it was too late. Treadwell was killed instantaneously.
The photo shows Treadwell in the uniform of the 1930 Moline Plows. It is from the Canton (OH) Repository of Sept. 8, 1930.
In his playing days, Treadwell was a catcher, and he made the Braves' spring roster in 1931. He was a minor league manager for 13 seasons.
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