flavum Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Val Heim passed away. He turned 99 earlier this month. He played for the Sox in 1942. The "new" oldest living MLB player is now Eddie Robinson, He turns 99 next month. He played for the Sox a few years and was an All-Star first baseman in 1951 and 1952 as a Sox player. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robined01.shtml 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Loved him on the Bulls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 (edited) Found this interview with Robinson, it's really interesting. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1454-where-have-you-gone-mr-robinson/ Edited November 23, 2019 by flavum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 3 hours ago, fathom said: Loved him on the Bulls It’s so cool I got to see the oldest living player score 12 points on 25 shots 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 Rest in Peace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 On 11/23/2019 at 11:45 AM, fathom said: Loved him on the Bulls You ever hear the story about when ESPN 1000 had Eddie Robinson on, but the hosts were under the impression it was Eddy Curry so they asked all the questions as if it was Curry.....and ERob just went with the interview answering questions as Curry 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) He was 100 years old, not 99. As an oldster who became a Sox fan in 1952, I remember him along with a few others from the early GO GO years. He had a nice career and played with almost every team in the AL, sort of wierd that his best year with home runs was with the Sox while playing in cavernous Comiskey Park. Edited October 5, 2021 by The Mighty Mite 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Robinson was brought to the White Sox by Frank Lane along with Pierce, Fox, Minoso, and others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, The Mighty Mite said: He was 100 years old, not 99. As an oldster who became a Sox fan in 1952, I remember him along with a few others from the early GO GO years. He had a nice career and played with almost every team in the AL, sort of wierd that his best year with home runs was with the Sox while playing in cavernous Comiskey Park. Yes, he would have been 101 in December. This thread is almost two years old. He had a podcast too. Not sure if you can listen to them here... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-golden-age-of-baseball-with-eddie-robinson/id1535227249?i=1000494175588 Edited October 5, 2021 by flavum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliSoxFanViaSWside Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 12 hours ago, flavum said: Rest in Peace https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32345105/eddie-robinson-former-gm-oldest-former-mlb-player-dies-age-100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 On 11/23/2019 at 12:45 PM, fathom said: Loved him on the Bulls You can connect them in 6 teammates, almost entirely in Chicago. Quote EDDIE ROBINSON (BASEBALL) played on the 1950 Chicago White Sox with ... Nellie Fox, who played on the 1962 Chicago White Sox with ... Dave DeBusschere, who played on the 1968-69 New York Knicks with ... Cazzie Russell, who played on the 1977-78 Chicago Bulls with ... Artis Gilmore, who played on the 1987-88 Chicago Bulls with ... Charles Oakley, who played on the 2001-02 Chicago Bulls with ... EDDIE ROBINSON (BASKETBALL) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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