Baseball icon Don Zimmer passes away at age 83

Baseball lifer Don Zimmer, who spent 66 years in the game as a player, manager, coach and adviser, passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 83. The Ohio native began his professional career when he signed with 

Former Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer has passed away at age 83, his family confirmed. He had surgery in April to correct a leaky heart valve and had been in a Florida rehabilitation center ever since. Zimmer spent the 

Baseball lifer Don Zimmer, who spent 66 years in the game as a player, manager, coach and adviser, passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 83. The Ohio native began his professional career when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1949; 

FILE – In this July 26, 1976, file photo, Boston Red Sox manager Don Zimmer, his left cheek ballooned out with chewing tobacco, scans the home crowd at Fenway Park, prior to Boston's game with the Cleveland Indians, Zimmer's first home game as the 

By Paul Sullivan, Tribune reporter Former Cubs manager Don Zimmer died Wednesday at the age of 83, his son, Tom, told the Tampa Bay Times. Zimmer, nicknamed "Popeye" for his big cheeks, spent 65 years in baseball.