| LC control no. | n 92012917 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Puckett, Kirby |
| Biography/History note | Individual was a Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, a World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame inductee and a community activist. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 19600314 |
| Death date | 20060306 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Scottsdale (Ariz.) |
| Affiliation | Triton College Minnesota Twins (Baseball team) Kirby Puckett Eight-Ball Invitational Pool Tournament |
| Profession or occupation | Baseball players |
| Found in | Rambeck, R. Kirby Puckett, 1992: CIP t.p. (Kirby Puckett) Kirby's Puckett's baseball games, 1996: CIP data sheet (b. 3/13/61) New York times WWW site, Mar. 7, 2006 (Kirby Puckett; b. Mar. 14, 1960, Chicago; d. yesterday [Mar. 6, 2006], Phoenix, aged 45; Hall of Fame outfielder for the Minnesota Twins, acclaimed for his sunny personality and his passion for baseball) African American National Biography, accessed March 12, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Puckett, Kirby; baseball player, community activist; born 14 March 1960 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; offered a scholarship to Bradley University, but transferred to Triton College; named the regional Junior College Player of the Year, signed with the Minnesota Twins (1982); was voted to his first All-Star Game, won his first Gold Glove, finished third in MVP voting and led the Twins to a World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals (1987); was named to ten All-Star teams, won six Gold Gloves; won the 1991 World Series against the Atlanta Braves; established the Kirby Puckett Eight-Ball Invitational Pool Tournament (1991); died 06 March 2006 in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States) |
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