"The Dugout"

 

"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.

Chuck's true love in life was sports, particularly baseball, and in his own words, "I was an athlete from the day I could walk!"  He didn't say he was a great athlete, and he also admitted that at age thirteen he was the "lousiest first baseman to ever hit a sandlot."  Growing up in Brooklyn, he was naturally a big fan of the Dodgers, who were affectionately know as the "Bums."

TV Guide 2/7/59 — After 2 days of acting (playing a policeman in "Pat & Mike") Chuck was quoted as saying "Baseball just lost a first baseman," because they paid him $500 for each day.

New York News 5/1/60 — "I've always been a fan of  the Los Angeles Dodgers and recently I talked my brother into rooting for them too." Reported Johnny Crawford.

Bobby Crawford laughingly retorted "The only reason I did this was because Chuck Connors (former first sacker with the Bums) - held a gun on me."

 

Chuck giving Johnny baseball tips while taking a break on the set of "The Rifleman."

Chuck Connors & 1951 Chicago Cubs
Hoping for the best! Chicago Cubs Baseball History
Chuck Connors & Chicago Cubs practice. Chuck Connors -- best known as the star of the TV show "The Rifleman" -- played 66 games for the 1951 Cubs, hitting .239 with two homers and 18 RBIs. Veterans and rookies tuned up for the up-and-coming season at Catalina Island off the coast of California.

The Dugout 2

The Dugout 3

The Dugout 4

The Dugout 5

The Basketball Court

Chuck Connors:
A Man for all Seasons

Sports & the Sporting Life in New York City
by David Hinckley

Chuck Connors loved to golf
The Golf Course
Golf Hall of Fame

The Golf Course
He had done a lot of Charitable Invitational
Golf Tournaments

 Chuck played for the Boston Celtics
See a picture of Chuck teaching his boys basketball

Sports heroes/stars that appeared with Chuck

Don Drysdale

Sid Gillman

Walter O'Malley

Duke Snider

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors
In Memory of "The Rifleman"
1921 - 1992
© 1992 David Fury

Chuck Connors Obituary

Golf Hall of Fame

The Golf Course

Charitable Invitational Golf Tournaments

The Basketball Court

Chuck Connors Star on
the Hollywood Walk of fame

Now available on Kindle..... Chuck Connors.....The Man Behind the Rifle by David Fury
Edited version of the 1997 book, with lots of new photos, and also a complete Rifleman episode/plot synopsis guide.

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