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Chuck Connors
American athlete and actor (1921–1992)
For persons of a similar name, see Charles Connors (disambiguation).
Chuck Connors | |
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Publicity still of Connors for The Rifleman in 1963 | |
| Born | Kevin Joseph Connors (1921-04-10)April 10, 1921 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 10, 1992(1992-11-10) (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, athlete |
| Years active | 1952–1992 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
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| Children | 4 |
Baseball player Baseball career | |
Chuck Connors as a Brooklyn Dodger. | |
| First baseman | |
| May 1, 1949, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| September 30, 1951, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Batting average | .238 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 18 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes
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Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors was a career minor-league ballplayer who played portions of two seasons in the major leagues, with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949 and Chicago Cubs in 1951. Connors gained greater fame as one of the very few ballplayers who was a successful actor in his post-baseball career, best known for his role as Lucas McCain in the TV show The Rifleman. He also appeared in more than 50 movies during his lengthy acting career. Connors was also one of the few men who played both major-league baseball and basketball (with the Boston Celtics in 1946-47).
“I owe baseball all that I have and much of what I hope to have,” Connors said in 1953 when he retired as a ballplayer. “Baseball made my entrance to the film industry immeasurably easier than I could have made it alone. To the greatest game in the world I shall be eternally in debt.”1 For Connors, the turning point in his life came during spring training in 1951 when the Chicago Cubs demoted him to their Los Angeles Angels farm club in the Pacific Coast League. “Greatest break I ever got,” Connors said in 1954. “I’m out there right in the middle of the movie business where, if a guy has anything, he’s got the chance to break in.”2
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Chuck Connors
Chuck Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an Americanactor, and jock.
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