John Blue
John E. Blue
Hall of Fame Class of 1998
“Acy” Blue was born in Oatville and went to work for the Stearman Company in 1929. He was player-manager for Stearman baseball teams in the early days of the NBC World Series and was also involved with company teams after Stearman became Boeing.
Blue played professionally for 14 years, including the last two years at Oklahoma City. A shortstop, he played semi-pro ball for the Marland Oilers in Ponca City, Okla.
Blue died in 1966 at the age of 71.
