(February 23, 1929-December 14, 1980)
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Catcher for the New York Yankees (1955-1967) and the Boston Red Sox (1967-1968)
First African American to play for the New York Yankees
Nine All-Star selections (1957-1965)
AL MVP (1963)
Won two Golden Gloves (1963-1964)
First base coach for the New York Yankees (1969-1979)
#32 uniform retired by the New York Yankees
First African American coach of any position in the American League

He declined 25 college scholarship offers.
He and Pee Wee Reese tied a record in playing for the most World Series losing teams with 6.
The Yankees traded him to their rival team Red Sox for the rest of his career.

He invented the batting donut.
He was the first player to use the index and pinky finger gesture to point out two outs against any opposing team in an inning.
He held a Major league record in field percentage of .933 for 6 years until 1973.
He was in the Army during the Korean War.
He was the first black player to receive the AL MVP Award.
He won six World Series rings with the Yankees as a player (1956, 1958, 1961-1962) and a coach (1977-1978).
According to his plaque, it reads that he has 'great gentleness and dignity.'

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