Clifford Layton, Carl Long recall Negro League memories

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By David Paschall May 10, 2014 3 min read

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Clifford Layton and Carl Long are former Negro League players who will be at AT&T Field tonight when the Chattanooga Lookouts open a five-game series against the Huntsville Stars.

The Lookouts are recognizing Negro League history tonight, and Layton and Long will be available for autographs. Layton was a pitcher for the New York Black Yankees in 1954, while Long was an outfielder with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1952 and 1953, earning all-star honors in 1953.

On Friday, the two appeared on “Press Row” on ESPN Chattanooga’s 105.1 The Zone.

Q: “You both have visited several cities over the last several years to discuss Negro League history. What keeps you touring so much?”

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.