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Neil Oliver "Bing" Russell (May 5, 1926 – April 8, 2003) was an American actor and Class A minor-league baseball club owner. He is the father of Hollywood actor Kurt Russell and grandfather of ex–major league baseball player Matt Franco and actor Wyatt Russell .
Owned by actor Bing Russell, the Mavericks were an independent team, without the affiliation of a parent team in the major leagues. The title is from a line in Jim Bouton 's 1970 book Ball Four: "Us battered bastards of baseball are the biggest customers of the U.S. Post Office, forwarding-address department." [1] Development.
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Jun 12, 2022 · Bing Russell starred on 'Bonanza,' had a legendary career in minor league baseball, and gave us his son, Hollywood icon Kurt Russell.
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Apr 13, 2020 · Bing Russell, with a sure sense of showmanship, devised and staged some extraordinary baseball shtick that made the Mavericks’ games as much spectacles, and rowdily participatory ones, as...
Apr 8, 2003 · Bing Russell Minor Leagues Statistics including batting, fielding, prospect rankings and more on Baseball-Reference.com
Bing Russell. Actor: The Magnificent Seven. Although best known as the deputy on Bonanza (1959) and Robert in The Magnificent Seven (1960), Russell was also well-known on a national level as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. Helming the only independent team in the Class-A Northwest League, Russell was an innovator.
Jul 8, 2014 · By Susan King writer. July 8, 2014 6 AM PT. Bing Russell had several claims to fame. He played Deputy Clem on NBC’s blockbuster western series “Bonanza.” He’s the father of movie star Kurt...