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Jerry Coleman grave (2014)
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Description
Jerry Coleman
Gerald Francis Coleman
(September 14, 1924 – January 5, 2014) was a
Major League Baseball
(MLB)
second baseman
for the
New York Yankees
and manager of the
San Diego Padres
for one year. Coleman was named the rookie of the year in 1949 by
Associated Press
, and was an
All-Star
in 1950 and later that year was named the
World Series Most Valuable Player
. Yankees teams on which he was a player appeared in six
World Series
during his career, winning four times. Coleman served as a
Marine Corps
pilot in
World War II
and the
Korean War
, flying combat missions with the
VMSB-341
Torrid Turtles (WWII) and
VMA-323
Death Rattlers (Korea) in both wars.
[1]
He later became a broadcaster, and he was honored in 2005 by the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
with the
Ford C. Frick Award
for his broadcasting contributions.
[2]
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry Coleman
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122873712/jerry-francis-coleman
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