He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1936 to 1940.

[1] Atwood was born in Rome, Georgia on September 25, 1911.

In 342 career games between 1936 and 1940, Atwood had 220 hits in 961 at bats.

He died on September 14, 1993, after a car accident in Snyder, Texas.

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