#Chuck May 5
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Today’s post is on CHUCK Connors.
For May 2023 I am participating in the 30-Day BASEBALL Coach4aday Challenge. Each day I profile one of the almost 20,000 men who have participated in Major League Baseball (MLB).
Chuck Connors played basketball for the Boston Celtics and baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Angels in the 1940s and 1950s.
Yet he is best known for his role as the title character in the TV show “The Rifleman.”
FAQ’s about Chuck Connors
He made his Major League debut with the Dodgers in 1949 and hit two home runs in his first game.
- He played for the Dodgers for two seasons before being traded to the Chicago Cubs.
- After his baseball career ended, he turned to acting and became best known for his role as Lucas McCain in the TV series “The Rifleman.”
- In 1952, he was inducted into the Army and served in the Korean War.
- He was the first professional athlete to have a recurring role in a TV series.
- Connors died on November 10, 1992, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 71.
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