Robert Rudolph Marquis was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder who played from 1947 to 1954, and for the Cincinnati Redlegs of Major League Baseball in 1953. The native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, threw and batted left-handed; he stood 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighed 170 pounds. He began his professional career in 1947 with the Lufkin Foresters, hitting .346 with 22 doubles and 16 triples in 140 games. He was sent to the Beaumont Exporters in the New York Yankees system, and with them he played in four games, going 0-for-1 at the plate. In 1948, he played for Beaumont and the Quincy Gems, hitting a combined .333 with 15 home runs, 18 triples and 21 doubles. Marquis split the 1949 season between Beaumont and the Binghamton Triplets, hitting a combined .236 in 453 at-bats. He hit .293 in 151 games for Beaumont in 1950, and with the Kansas City Blues in 1951 he hit .278 in 123 games. He played for the Blues again in 1952, hitting .246 in 97 games. On August 28, 1952, he was traded to Cincinnati with Jim Greengrass, Ernie Nevel, Johnny Schmitz and $35,000 for Ewell Blackwell. 

December 23rd, 1924 in Oklahoma City (Age 99)