RIP Jerry Coleman

Not only did he serve in WWII and Korea, but he stayed in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1964. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

RIP.

 

I have so much respect for those pilots.

fwiw, since he wasn't a real national figure, on the Padres flagship, he was many times referenced as "Colonel".

 

SABR has an extensive oral history interview with Coleman from 1988 that's worth your time:

http://sabr.org/latest/sabr-archives-conversation-jerry-coleman

He talks about his reluctance to be called a "war hero" (he preferred "war survivor"), his struggles coming back to baseball after Korea, some memorable World Series moments with the Yankees, and the tumultuous early years with the Padres.

 

Great stuff, Buck. Thanks for the link.

 

RIP.

 

That was well worth the half-hour it took me to read. The only thing missing, though, was I would have liked to have seen a question about the one year he was the Padres manager.

 

Keith Olbermann did a nice tribute to Jerry Coleman the other night. He uploaded the video to his YouTube page.

Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-OHPjIsisI