Jocko Conlon
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Arthur Joseph "Jocko" Conlon (December 10, 1897 — August 5, 1987) was a professional baseball
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....

 player for the Boston Braves
Atlanta Braves
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 in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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. Conlon was an alumnus of Harvard College
Harvard College
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, class of 1922, where he captained the Crimson
Harvard Crimson
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 baseball team.

Baseball Reference lists no minor league statistics for Conlon; his one season in professional baseball was spent in MLB with the Braves.

After his brief baseball career, Conlon became a businessman.
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