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Arrogant and abrasive, Billy Martin was at his best under pressure - on the field. But in the clubhouse or in a bar, he became baseball's poster boy for self-destruction. A .257-hitting second ...
Jun 25, 2010 · Billy Martin. Lawyer Billy Martin was born on October 29, 1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania One of eight children, in his youth he aspired to earn an M.B.A. degree and become a marketing executive. After receiving his B.A. degree from Howard University in 1973, he accepted a scholarship to study law at the University of Cincinnati, where he ...
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Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin, Jr. (May 16 1928 – December 25 1989) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball. He is best known as the manager of the New York Yankees, a position he held five different times. As Yankees manager, he led the team to consecutive American League pennants in 1976 and 1977; the Yankees were swept in the 1976 World Series by the dynastic ...
Billy Martin was killed in an automobile accident in upstate New York on Christmas Day 1989. Following a service at Saint Patrick's Cathedral, he was interred in close proximity to Babe Ruth in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, NY.
Nov 17, 2009 · Billy Martin is the last person I would want managing my baseball team if I cared about the future of my players. Anyone can make a candle burn brighter for a short time by burning both ends, but a smart person doesn’t, because the extra light doesn’t compensate for the reduced life of the candle.
Aug 1, 2020 · Billy Martin and George Steinbrenner during one of the lighter moments during their 14-year relationship. It all started 45 years ago when it was announced on August 1, 1975 that manager Bill Virdon was being replaced by the already flamboyant and controversial Billy Martin. Though owner George Steinbrenner was technically suspended by MLB at ...
