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Elliott Maddox
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He then went on to attend the University of Michigan , and while there took Judaic studies courses. As a junior in 1967, he won the Big Ten batting title with a .467 average. Maddox converted to Judaism later in life.1
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jewish african-american right-handed former major league baseball american player from 1970 to 1980 for the det
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american former major league baseball player
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