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Mungo was born in Pageland, South Carolina, where he also died. During his retirement in Pageland, he owned and operated the Ball Theatre until it burned down in the 1950s. Mungo provided separate balcony seating for the African American patrons. This seating arrangement was an innovation; the other small movie theater in town was segregated.
The Sporting News reported on September 13, 1961, that Van Mungo's son, Ernie Mungo, was signed as a player by the Washington Senators organization.
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