The Resume

(February 23, 1929-December 14, 1980)
Born in St. Louis, Missouri
Catcher for the New York Yankees (1955-1967) and the Boston Red Sox (1967-1968)
First African American to play for the New York Yankees
Nine All-Star selections (1957-1965)
AL MVP (1963)
Won two Golden Gloves (1963-1964)
First base coach for the New York Yankees (1969-1979)
#32 uniform retired by the New York Yankees
First African American coach of any position in the American League

Why he might be annoying:

He declined 25 college scholarship offers.
He and Pee Wee Reese tied a record in playing for the most World Series losing teams with 6.
The Yankees traded him to their rival team Red Sox for the rest of his career.

Why he might not be annoying:

He invented the batting donut.
He was the first player to use the index and pinky finger gesture to point out two outs against any opposing team in an inning.
He held a Major league record in field percentage of .933 for 6 years until 1973.
He was in the Army during the Korean War.
He was the first black player to receive the AL MVP Award.
He won six World Series rings with the Yankees as a player (1956, 1958, 1961-1962) and a coach (1977-1978).
According to his plaque, it reads that he has 'great gentleness and dignity.'

Credit: Neo NX2004

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Golden Glove Winners - Catchers (Ranked: 1963)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Catchers (Ranked: 1964)
• AL MVPs (Ranked: 1963)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 32)
• Boston Red Sox
• Ed Sullivan Show Guests
• I Died in 1980 (Ranked: 51)
• I Played For the Yankees and Red Sox
• Look at Me, I'm in a Field or Meadow
• Neo NX2004's Profiles [Series 2]
• New York Yankee Retired Numbers (Ranked: 32)
• New York Yankees
• Profiles 24501-24750 (Ranked: 24683)
• Served in the Korean War

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 36.36% Annoying