Nestor Chylak Military person

Nestor George Chylak, Jr. (/ˈtʃaɪlæk/; May 11, 1922 – February 17, 1982) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1954 to 1978. He umpired in three ALCS (1969, 1972, 1973), serving as crew chief in 1969 and 1973. He also called five World Series (1957, 1960, 1966, 1971, 1977), serving as the crew chief in 1971 (in which he called balls and strikes in the decisive Game 7) and 1977. He also worked in six All-Star Games: 1957, 1960 (both games), 1964, 1973 and 1978, calling balls and strikes in the second 1960 game and in 1973.

Personal facts

Nestor Chylak
Birth dateMay 11, 1922
Birth place
Olyphant Pennsylvania
Date of deathFebruary 17, 1982
Place of death
Dunmore Pennsylvania
Resting place
Saints Cyril and Methodius , Peckville Pennsylvania

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Military person

award
Purple Heart
Silver Star
military operations
Battle of the Bulge
World War II
military branch
United States Army
service start1942
service end1945

Nestor Chylak on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://chylak.maslar-online.com
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4953
  3. http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Chylak.Nestor.Obit.html