Ted Williams

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Ted Williams

Ted Williams AKA Theodore Samuel Williams

Born: 30-Aug-1918
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Died: 5-Jul-2002
Location of death: Inverness, FL [1]
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Baseball
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Cryonically preserved .400 hitter

Military service: USMC (naval aviator, combat pilot, WWII, Korea)

[1] Citrus County Memorial Hospital, Inverness, FL

Wife: Doris Soule (m. 4-May-1944, div. 9-May-1955, one daughter)
Daughter: Bobby Jo Williams Ferrell (eldest daughter)
Wife: Lee Howard (m. 10-Sep-1961, div. 1966)
Wife: Dolores Wettach (m. 1967, div. 1972, one son, one daughter)
Son: John Henry Williams (d. 6-Mar-2004 leukemia, with Wettach)
Daughter: Claudia (gave brother John Henry a bone marrow transplant, with Wettach)
Girlfriend: Louise Kauffman (d. in the early 1990's)

Air Medal
American League MVP 1946
American League MVP 1949
Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) 1957
Baseball Hall of Fame 1966
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1991
Endorsement of American Tobacco Company Lucky Strike cigarettes
Endorsement of Quaker Oats
Draft Deferment: World War II 3-A (enlisted anyway)
Stroke (Dec-1991)
Stroke (1993)
Stroke (19-Feb-1994)
Open Heart Surgery (Jan-2001)
Tracheotomy (Apr-2001)
Mexican Ancestry Maternal
Risk Factors: Pacemaker, Smoking

SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Texas Rangers Manager (1972)
Washington Senators Manager (1969-71)
Boston Red Sox (1939-60)

FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Baseball (18-Sep-1994) · Himself

Official Website:
http://www.tedwilliams.com/

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