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Baseball Player

The Resume

Why he might be annoying:

    He was nicknamed 'Ozark Ike' after a comic strip character.
    He twice broke his collarbone making diving catches and later noted, 'I wish I learned to do what guys do now. When they dive for balls, they slide on their stomachs.'
    Although he never smoked, he endorsed Chesterfield cigarettes.
    After he posed for photos with Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio asked, 'Why should a busher like him get to meet her,' setting in motion a chain of events leading to Joe and Marilyn's short-lived marriage.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He served in the Navy during World War II.
    In 1951, he led the AL in home runs (33), RBIs (129), extra base hits (68) and outfield assists (17).
    He was named to the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame as an Athletic.
    He was honored by the Philadelphia Phillies when they and the Oakland A's first met in interleague play (2003).
    He was married to Marla Jean Sims for 49 years and said, 'I ended up doing better than Joe did, I think.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 177 Votes: 41.24% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 151 Votes: 46.36% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 39 Votes: 2.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 96 Votes: 60.42% Annoying