From AP: "Ex-Cubs skipper dead at 83."
Don Zimmer (1931-2014)
A popular fixture in baseball as a manager, player, coach and executive died June 5, 2014. Started as a minor league infielder in 1949 and always recognizable by the big chaw that always seemed to be in his cheek. Played alongside Jackie Robinson for the only Brooklyn Dodgers team to win a World Series and played for the original New York Mets, nearly managed the Red Sox to a championship in the 1970s and was Joe Torre's right hand man as the Yankees' bench coach in their most recent dynasty.
Not bad for a career .235 hitter who ended up with six World Series rings. Played for the Dodgers, Mets, Cubs, Reds and Senators. Managed San Diego, Boston, Texas and Cubs..
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