Hall of Famer Bobby Cox catches the ceremonial last pitch at Turner Field thrown by Hank Aaron after a game between the Braves and the Detroit Tigers in Atlanta on Oct. 2, 2016. Daniel Shirey/Getty Images
Hall of Famer Bobby Cox was well respected in the game of baseball, to which he dedicated his life.
Cox, 84, who managed the Atlanta Braves for 25 seasons (1978–1981, 1990–2010) and four as the Toronto Blue Jays skipper in the early 1980s, died on Friday after a long battle with congestive heart failure and a 2019 stroke.
Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
