Category Archive: Famous Outside Baseball
Find all published SABR biographies of anyone who had a notable impact on the world outside of baseball — including politicians, business owners, lawyers, activists, actors, writers, and star athletes in other sports — on this page. Want to write a SABR bio? Sign up today to get started!
January 16, 2023
Mexican League president Jorge Pasquel, right, sits with the…
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sabr 2023-01-16 11:27:07 2023-01-17 12:28:52 Jorge Pasquel March 2, 2022
The US Soccer Hall of Fame credits Dick Spalding with scoring…
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admin 2022-03-02 06:47:46 2022-03-03 18:49:57 Dick Spalding December 13, 2021
Harvey Shank was a tall right-handed pitcher who appeared in…
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admin 2021-12-13 04:32:19 2021-12-15 15:37:20 Harvey Shank November 9, 2021
A three-game sub for the 1936 Boston Bees, Andy Pilney was a…
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admin 2021-11-09 07:34:38 2021-11-11 20:06:21 Andy Pilney April 14, 2021
Ernie Nevers’ football career as a fullback and coach is well…
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admin 2021-04-14 00:49:01 2021-04-19 11:49:06 Ernie Nevers April 14, 2021
It is easy to imagine that at the end of her final day of filming…
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admin 2021-04-14 00:43:10 2021-04-30 11:47:49 Rachel Robinson November 19, 2020
Charley Pride, the son of a Mississippi sharecropper, dreamed…
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admin 2020-11-19 07:22:11 2021-09-17 01:14:32 Charley Pride July 29, 2020
Every great city has its own great bar.
Elizabethan London had…
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sabr 2020-07-29 00:00:21 2020-08-03 17:51:25 Toots Shor July 7, 2020
Decades before Michael Jordan stepped away from the National…
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admin 2020-07-07 00:00:31 2020-08-27 13:05:08 Dick Ricketts June 29, 2020
During his lifetime, Col. Frank Leslie Smith (1867-1950) adhered…
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admin 2020-06-29 00:00:44 2020-06-30 12:00:12 Frank L. Smith February 4, 2020
Sinclair Oil’s dinosaur logo is as powerful a brand identifier…
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admin 2020-02-04 11:16:17 2020-04-09 14:37:26 Harry Sinclair January 2, 2020
When Oregonians turned to the sports section of their newspapers…
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admin 2020-01-02 11:08:16 2020-04-09 14:37:28 Kurt Russell February 6, 2019
To tell the story of Buck O’Neil, one needs only to retell…
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admin 2019-02-06 23:24:36 2022-11-07 11:49:28 Buck O’Neil December 20, 2018
The Clown Prince of BaseballDid 5,000 gigsFor 50 years he shared…
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admin 2018-12-20 16:31:33 2020-04-09 14:38:38 Max Patkin December 18, 2015
Some music is so well known that you can listen to it in a dark…
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admin 2015-12-18 12:00:13 2021-09-17 01:07:11 Abe Saperstein October 15, 2014
Pi Schwert has the distinction of being one of a small handful…
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admin 2014-10-15 15:10:42 2014-10-15 15:10:42 Pi Schwert October 13, 2014
It is rare for a single moment to pivot a career. Dick Stockton…
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admin 2014-10-13 15:54:24 2014-10-13 15:54:24 Dick Stockton April 17, 2014
Baseball lore is filled with stories of players who distinguished…
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admin 2014-04-17 15:14:35 2021-03-22 05:01:22 Bert Shepard September 30, 2013
Burly, 6-foot-7 reliever Tim Stoddard remains (as of 2023) the…
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admin 2013-09-30 18:40:44 2023-08-23 15:21:58 Tim Stoddard January 8, 2012
Although his fame rests with his relationship with the great…
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admin 2012-01-08 21:23:21 2021-09-17 01:07:20 Cum Posey January 4, 2012
Jackie Robinson is perhaps the most historically significant…
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admin 2012-01-04 20:40:11 2021-09-17 01:07:23 Jackie Robinson January 4, 2012
Albert Spalding’s life story could have been written by Horatio…
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admin 2012-01-04 20:39:47 2020-10-11 13:16:34 Al Spalding January 4, 2012
Clarence “Ace” Parker made his major-league debut…
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admin 2012-01-04 20:29:21 2020-06-23 17:41:33 Ace Parker January 4, 2012
To say that Alexander Schacht was obsessed with baseball is to…
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admin 2012-01-04 19:49:26 2022-05-17 13:01:47 Al Schacht
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sabr2023-01-16 11:27:072023-01-17 12:28:52Jorge Pasquel
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admin2022-03-02 06:47:462022-03-03 18:49:57Dick Spalding
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admin2021-12-13 04:32:192021-12-15 15:37:20Harvey Shank
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admin2021-11-09 07:34:382021-11-11 20:06:21Andy Pilney
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admin2021-04-14 00:49:012021-04-19 11:49:06Ernie Nevers
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admin2021-04-14 00:43:102021-04-30 11:47:49Rachel Robinson
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admin2020-11-19 07:22:112021-09-17 01:14:32Charley Pride
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sabr2020-07-29 00:00:212020-08-03 17:51:25Toots Shor
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admin2020-07-07 00:00:312020-08-27 13:05:08Dick Ricketts
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admin2020-06-29 00:00:442020-06-30 12:00:12Frank L. Smith
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admin2020-02-04 11:16:172020-04-09 14:37:26Harry Sinclair
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admin2020-01-02 11:08:162020-04-09 14:37:28Kurt Russell
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admin2019-02-06 23:24:362022-11-07 11:49:28Buck O’Neil
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admin2018-12-20 16:31:332020-04-09 14:38:38Max Patkin
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admin2015-12-18 12:00:132021-09-17 01:07:11Abe Saperstein
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admin2014-10-15 15:10:422014-10-15 15:10:42Pi Schwert
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admin2014-10-13 15:54:242014-10-13 15:54:24Dick Stockton
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admin2014-04-17 15:14:352021-03-22 05:01:22Bert Shepard
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admin2013-09-30 18:40:442023-08-23 15:21:58Tim Stoddard
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admin2012-01-08 21:23:212021-09-17 01:07:20Cum Posey
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admin2012-01-04 20:40:112021-09-17 01:07:23Jackie Robinson
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admin2012-01-04 20:39:472020-10-11 13:16:34Al Spalding
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admin2012-01-04 20:29:212020-06-23 17:41:33Ace Parker
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admin2012-01-04 19:49:262022-05-17 13:01:47Al Schacht