OT: Eddie Robinson Dead at 100

[RUhasarrived]

MLB's oldest living player has passed away.

He was the last survivor of the Indians' last WS winner in 1948.The Indians predeceased him by 2 days.

He was one of 4 players left who played during WWII,the remaining 3 are all Brooklyn Dodgers.

He played for 7 of the 8 AL teams in existence during his career,missing only the Red Sox.

The oldest living Yankee now becomes Art Schallock at 97.He was mostly a back of the bullpen guy in the early 50's.

The current oldest living player is now 100 year old George Elder(seems fitting),a one season Brownie after WWII.His eldest brother was a DB for Notre Dame.In 1929,he went 100 yards after intercepting a pass vs Army at Yankee Stadium,giving the Irish a 7-0 win.

 

[Mr_Twister]

Eddie Robinson … thought this would be about the famous Grambling College football coach.

 

[PiscatawayMike]

Eddie Robinson … thought this would be about the famous Grambling College football coach.

He died in 2007.

 

[retired711]

The cbssport sstory said that Robinson was on a world championship team again in 1955 with the Yankees. But the Yankees did not win the World Series that year; the Dodgers beat them in seven games for Brooklyn's only world championship. The Yankees did win the following year, but Robinson was not on that team.

 

[Bilderberg_News]

He died in 2007.

I thought this was the Mandel Effect for a moment.

 

[NewJerseyGuy]

I thought this was the Mandel Effect for a moment.

Lol

This guy has an Effect too?

 

[Mr_Twister]

Barbers hate him …

 

[rudad02]

The cbssport sstory said that Robinson was on a world championship team again in 1955 with the Yankees. But the Yankees did not win the World Series that year; the Dodgers beat them in seven games for Brooklyn's only world championship. The Yankees did win the following year, but Robinson was not on that team.

Believe he was on the '56 team. Real good big leaguer. Also many, many years as a coach, scout & executive. recently said that he didn't enjoy the game anymore. "Too much emphasis on the home run & the strikeout was overlooked." Amen to that, not to mention the disappearance of fundamentals of every kind.

 

[RUTGERS95]

Believe he was on the '56 team. Real good big leaguer. Also many, many years as a coach, scout & executive. recently said that he didn't enjoy the game anymore. "Too much emphasis on the home run & the strikeout was overlooked." Amen to that, not to mention the disappearance of fundamentals of every kind.

hard to argue against his view.

 

[retired711]

Believe he was on the '56 team. Real good big leaguer. Also many, many years as a coach, scout & executive. recently said that he didn't enjoy the game anymore. "Too much emphasis on the home run & the strikeout was overlooked." Amen to that, not to mention the disappearance of fundamentals of every kind.

It appears that we are both right. He initially was on the 1956 team, but was traded to the Kansas City Athletics during the season. You'll remember that in those days the A's were virtually a farm team for the Yankees -- remember, Roger Maris came from the A's -- and a place for the Yankees to stash player they occasionally needed (like Enos Slaughter)Thanks for passing along his comments --he's dead on. There are too many games in which almost all of the scoring is by home runs.

Ted Williams said in print that Robinson was "the most underrated and best clutch hitter I ever played against."

 

[beaced]

Barbers hate him …

beaced Like LOOK.(have shaved head since I was 30 yrs old)