Bill Dickey
Baseball Player
1907 – 1993
Who was Bill Dickey?
William Malcolm Dickey was a professional baseball catcher and manager. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees for 19 seasons. Dickey managed the Yankees after retiring from his playing career.
Dickey played for the Yankees from 1928 through 1943. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Dickey returned to the Yankees in 1946 as a player and manager. He retired after the 1946 season, but returned in 1949 as a coach, where he taught Yogi Berra the art of catching.
During Dickey's playing career, the Yankees went to the World Series nine times, winning eight championships. He was named to 11 All-Star Games. As a manager and coach, the Yankees won another six World Series titles. Dickey was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.
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- Born
- Jun 6, 1907
Bastrop - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Arkansas
- Bastrop
- Died
- Nov 12, 1993
Little Rock
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on July 23, 2013
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