LC control no. | n 85113819 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Dean, Dizzy, 1910-1974 |
Variant(s) | Dean, Jay Hanna, 1910-1974 Dean, Jerome Herman, 1910-1974 Dean, Jay Hanner, 1910-1974 |
Birth date | 1910-01-16 |
Death date | 1974-07-17 |
Field of activity | Baseball |
Profession or occupation | Baseball players Sportscasters |
Found in | LCCN 67-14800: Allen, L. Dizzy Dean, 1967 (hdg.: Dean, Dizzy, 1911-; usage: Dizzy Dean) LC data base, 7-17-85 (hdg.: Dean, Dizzy, 1911-; usage: Dizzy Dean) LC man. auth. cd. (Dizzy Dean, named Jay Hanna Dean also called himself Jerome Herman Dean and Jay Hanner Dean; famous baseball player) Retrosheet, Dec. 27, 2007 (Dizzy Dean, b. Jan. 16, 1910; d. July 17, 1974) Wikipedia,May 29, 2020 (Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 - July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher. During Dean's Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Browns. A brash and colorful personality, he is the last National League (NL) pitcher to win 30 games in one season (1934). After his playing career, "Ol' Diz" became a popular television sports commentator. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. When the Cardinals reopened the team Hall of Fame in 2014, Dean was inducted among the inaugural class.) |