Charles Clyde Teague (November 5, 1921,Guilford County, North Carolina – May 8, 1996,Greensboro, North Carolina)[1] was an Americanprofessional baseball player. Asecond baseman, he played inminor league baseball. As acollege baseball player forWake Forest University, he was named anAll-American in three seasons. In 2010, he was inducted into theNational College Baseball Hall of Fame.
Teague attendedEugene High School. He was namedcaptain of his school's baseball team in a vote amongst the players.
Teague attendedWake Forest University from 1947 through 1950, playingcollege baseball for theWake Forest Demon Deacons baseball team. He was the first Demon Deacon to be named anAll-American in baseball, receiving the honor three times.[2][3]
TheChicago Cubs signed Teague in 1950 and assigned him to begin his professional career inminor league baseball with theDes Moines Bruins of theWestern League.[4]
Teague was posthumously elected to theNational College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010.[2][5]