Jerry Coleman

<p>Gerald Francis Coleman (September 14, 1924 – January 5, 2014) was an American <a href="/facts/Major_League_Baseball/4WW9yef3">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) <a href="/facts/Second_baseman/IwjvBkoo">second baseman</a> for the <a href="/facts/New_York_Yankees/FFNE7F0J">New York Yankees</a> and manager of the <a href="/facts/San_Diego_Padres/aWN0U2GC">San Diego Padres</a> for one year. Coleman was named the rookie of the year in 1949 by <a href="/facts/Associated_Press/b4T5P1bT">Associated Press</a>, and was an <a href="/facts/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game/J7gpgzaT">All-Star</a> in 1950 and later that year was named the <a href="/facts/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player/oYHn7ycx">World Series Most Valuable Player</a>. Yankees teams on which he was a player appeared in seven <a href="/facts/World_Series/l50eYfN3">World Series</a> during his career, winning five times. Coleman served as a <a href="/facts/United_States_Marines/J8JDlJG2">Marine Corps</a> pilot in <a href="/facts/World_War_II/2efV5L1U">World War II</a> and the <a href="/facts/Korean_War/Qo93pNhE">Korean War</a>, flying combat missions with the <a href="/facts/VMSB-341/PeRfS6QS">VMSB-341</a> Torrid Turtles (WWII) and <a href="/facts/VMA-323/NHNJpgSK">VMA-323</a> Death Rattlers (Korea) in both wars. He later became a broadcaster, and he was honored in 2005 by the <a href="/facts/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame/S6us3Lke">National Baseball Hall of Fame</a> with the <a href="/facts/Ford_C._Frick_Award/1XkI7CL1">Ford C. Frick Award</a> for his broadcasting contributions.
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Jerry Coleman