November 23, 20196 yr 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
November 23, 20196 yr Author 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, 20196 yr by flavum
November 23, 20196 yr 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
October 5, 20214 yr 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 ?
October 5, 20214 yr 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, 20214 yr by The Mighty Mite
October 5, 20214 yr Robinson was brought to the White Sox by Frank Lane along with Pierce, Fox, Minoso, and others.
October 5, 20214 yr Author 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, 20214 yr by flavum
October 6, 20214 yr 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
October 6, 20214 yr 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)
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