Guess Who This Is! - Real Names

Player or manager or writer or commentator; also softball

Hank Aaron
baseball, activist, hall of fame
Gender:	Male
Real Name:	Henry Louis Aaron
Nickname(s):	"Hammer", "Hammerin' Hank", "Bad Henry"

Brief Facts:
Team: Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves From Mobile AL. Long time record of 755 home runs - finally broken. National Baseball Hall of Fame 1982.

Dave Akeman
musician, bluegrass, singer, murdered, baseball, actor
Gender:	Male
Real Name:	David Akeman
Also Known As:	Stringbean String Beans
Nickname(s):	"Stringbean"

Bio:
Birth Place:	Annville, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
Birth Date:	June 17, 1915
Death Date:	November 10, 1973
Age at Death:	58
Others with the Same Birthday

Brief Facts:
Played with: Bill Monroe Star on the TV show: Hee Haw in role of: Stringbean Also semi-pro baseball. Murdered (with his wife Estelle) in a home invasion robbery. Bodies discovered by friend and neighbor: Grandpa Jones

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Played with:

Star on the TV show:

in role of:

Also semi-pro baseball. Murdered (with his wife Estelle) in a home invasion robbery.
Bodies discovered by friend and neighbor:

Sparky Anderson
baseball, manager, hall of fame
Gender:	Male
Real Name:	George Lee Anderson
Nickname(s):	"Sparky"

Brief Facts:
Managed teams: Detroit Tigers Cincinnati Reds National Baseball Hall of Fame 2000.

Gene Autry
actor, singer, business, western, baseball, hall of fame
Gender:	Male
Real Name:	Orvon Grover Autry

Bio:
Birth Place:	Tioga, Texas, USA
Birth Date:	September 29, 1907
Death Date:	October 2, 1998
Age at Death:	91
Others with the Same Birthday

Brief Facts:
Songs: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Here Comes Santa Claus Frosty the Snowman Back in the Saddle Again Was owner of the baseball team: California Angels and a Los Angeles television station. Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Country Music Hall of Fame 1969. Western Performers Hall of Fame 1972.

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Songs:

Was owner of the baseball team:

and a Los Angeles television station. Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Country Music Hall of Fame 1969.
Western Performers Hall of Fame 1972.

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1925 team: Philadelphia Athletics

Relationships:
ex-husband	of Shaune Bagwell
Show details for all relationships connecting to: Jeff Bagwell List the people connecting to: Jeff Bagwell

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First baseman for team: Houston Astros NL Rookie of the Year 1991.

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Manager of team: San Francisco Giants

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Named for his strict behavior. Pitcher 1880s team: Detroit Wolverines

Red Barber
baseball, sports analyst, radio, writer, hall of fame
Gender:	Male
Real Name:	Walter Lanier Barber

Bio:
Birth Date:	February 17, 1908
Age Today:	102
Others with the Same Birthday

Brief Facts:
Called games for teams: Brooklyn Dodgers New York Yankees Considered the definer of radio game commentary style. Ford C. Frick Award, National Baseball Hall of Fame 1978.

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Catcher for team: Homestead Grays in the Negro Leagues 1938-1941. Colonel in the Army Airborne. Retired, then was a teacher.

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