Tex Burnett

Fred Burnett (December 24, 1899 – February 9, 1962), nicknamed "Tex", was an American Negro league catcher and manager from the 1920s to the 1940s.

A native of Houston, Texas, Burnett broke into the Negro leagues in 1922 with the Pittsburgh Keystones. He went on to play for several teams, including the New York Black Yankees, whom he also managed for several years in the early 1940s. Burnett died in Los Angeles, California in 1962 at age 62.