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The '''Tampa Rockets''' were a [[baseball]] team that played in the [[Florida State Negro League]] in the 1940s.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kite-Powell|first1=Rodney|title=Tampa's long baseball history included segregated teams|url=http://www.tbo.com/lifestyle/tampas-long-baseball-history-included-segregated-teams-4185|website=TBO.com|accessdate=13 July 2016|date=27 March 2011}}</ref> Notable players that played for the Rockets include [[Walter Lee Gibbons]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Walter Gibbons|url=http://coe.k-state.edu/annex/nlbemuseum/history/players/gibbonsw.html|website=Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum|accessdate=13 July 2016}}</ref> and [[Raydell "Bo" Maddix]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Raydell Maddix|url=http://coe.k-state.edu/annex/nlbemuseum/history/players/maddix.html|website=Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum|accessdate=13 July 2016}}</ref> Both of them went on to play for the [[Indianapolis Clowns]] of the [[Negro American League]].<br />
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