"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.
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