Don Zimmer, dead at 83, lived a life in baseball that is unrivaled

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, coach and executive, died Wednesday. He was 83. Zimmer was still working for the Tampa Bay Rays as a senior adviser, and the team 

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, coach and executive, died Wednesday. He was 83. Zimmer was still working for the Tampa Bay Rays as a senior adviser, and the team 

Don Zimmer's long journey through the major leagues began as a player for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and continued for each of the next 60 years. Hulton Archive/Getty Images. In the 1990s, when the New York Yankees won more than anybody else but 

Former baseball manager and player Don Zimmer died on Wednesday at the age of 83. Zimmer spent 66 years in professional baseball and only received one check in his life outside of baseball, a social security check he 

Don Zimmer's last major league stop was as an advisor to the Tampa Bay Rays. (Elsa/Getty Images). Baseball lost one of its lifers on Wednesday. Don Zimmer, who had been part of the game since 1949 as a player, coach,