Chuck Connors Baseball player

Kevin Joseph "Chuck" Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 12 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played both Major League Baseball and in the National Basketball Association. With a 40-year film and television career, he is best known for his five-year role as Lucas McCain in the highly rated 1958–1963 ABC series The Rifleman.

Personal facts

Chuck Connors
Alias (AKA)Connor Kevin Joseph (birthname)
Birth dateApril 10, 1921
Birth nameKevin Joseph Connors
Birth place
Brooklyn , New York
cause of death
Pneumonia
Date of deathNovember 10, 1992
Place of death
California , Los Angeles
Resting place
Los Angeles , San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Spouse
Height (meters)1.9558

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Baseball player

Career startMay 01, 1949
Career endSeptember 30, 1951
batting sideLeft
former teams
Chicago Cubs
History of the Brooklyn Dodgers
party
Republican Party (United States)
position
First baseman
teams
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers
throwing sideLeft

Athlete

Career started1952

Chuck Connors on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://northforkproduction.com/theriflemanchuckconnors
  2. http://wrigleyivy.com
  3. http://wrigleyivy.com/the-rifleman-as-a-cub
  4. http://www.ourchuckconnors.com
  5. http://www.riflemansrifle.com
  6. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,908172,00.html
  7. http://www.tvparty.com/rifle.html