Person ID: I5857879203
Osvald Christian (Ossie) Orwoll
17 Nov 1900 – 8 May 1967
Male
Events
- Born
- 17 Nov 1900 — Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
- Christened
- 16 Dec 1900 — Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
- Died
- 8 May 1967 — Decorah, Winnesheik, Iowa, United States
Parents
Family group sheet →- FatherSylvester Martinus Orwoll1 Aug 1869 – 13 Mar 1925
- MotherAnna Dahl1 Jan 1877 – 20 May 1963
- ChildSylfest Peter Orwoll13 May 1899 – 26 May 1969
- ChildOsvald Christian (Ossie) Orwoll17 Nov 1900 – 8 May 1967
- ChildErling Hjalmar Orwoll10 Sep 1904 – 28 Nov 1982
- ChildArvid Lyder Orwoll15 Jul 1908 – 17 Aug 1990
- ChildMartha Louise Orwoll22 Jun 1910 – 13 Oct 1989
- ChildLivingLiving
Family
Family group sheet →Married: 10 May 1924
- FatherOsvald Christian (Ossie) Orwoll17 Nov 1900 – 8 May 1967
- MotherEdna Holm4 Apr 1903 – 2 Jul 1981
- ChildLivingLiving
- ChildLivingLiving
Notes
- !SO: MRIN-175, O-010. PROBLEM: Lois spells first name Oswald. So does D-022. NOTES: O-010 is an original article, called `The Iowa Ghost' in Travel & Leisure Magazine, Oct. 1990, and written by Senior Editor, Mark Orwoll. It tells that Connie Mack traded three players and paid $50,000 in 1928 to sign `Ossie', as he was called, to pitch for the 1928 Philadelphia Athletics. Affectionatly know as the `Gray Ghost' because of his agility and ability to "flit over the greesward and fly around the bases resembling a gray, streaking shadow of ghostly dimensions" as described by one sportswriter, Ossie was picked by Babe Ruth as his choice at first base and also to the pitching roster for the 1928 All-Star Team. But `Ossie'injured his arm in the 1929 season and was sent to the minors. He never played major league ball again.