Chuck Connors | |
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 Publicity still of Connors for The Rifleman, 1963 | |
| Born | Kevin Joseph Connors April 10, 1921 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 10, 1992 (aged 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, athlete |
| Years active | 1952–1992 |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 4 |
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Baseball career | |
 Chuck Connors as a Brooklyn Dodger. | |
| First baseman | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 1, 1949, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 30, 1951, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .238 |
| Home runs | 2 |
| Runs batted in | 18 |
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Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played in both Major League Baseball (Brooklyn Dodgers 1949, Chicago Cubs, 1951) and the National Basketball Association (Boston Celtics 1946–48). With a 40-year film and television career, he is best known for his five-year role as Lucas McCain in the highly rated ABC series The Rifleman (1958–63).[1]