About
Three-time All-Star outfielder who won back-to-back National League batting titles in 1962 and 1963. The last team he played for during his professional career was the Kansas City Royals.
Before Fame
He played basketball at Boys High School in Brooklyn alongside NBA Hall of Fame guard Lenny Wilkens.
Trivia
He almost signed with the New York Yankees, but instead signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers after talking to Hall of Fame infielder Jackie Robinson.
Family Life
He had three daughters and a son from his first marriage, and later married his second wife, Carol, with whom he had one daughter.
Associated With
He helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series in 1963, along with Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax.
