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3 unusual facts about Verlon Walker


Verlon Walker

He was a member of this group for the five years of its existence, then was retained as the Cubs' bullpen coach when Leo Durocher was named manager for 1966.

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In 1961, he was appointed to the Cubs' College of Coaches, a rotating team of instructors and "head coaches" created as an experimental alternative to the traditional baseball hierarchy of a manager and a coaching staff.

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He served under Durocher through the 1970 season and was still listed as a Cub coach when he died, the following March, from leukemia in Chicago at the age of 42.



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