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Willie McCovey
Dead
Born: 1/10/1938 in Mobile, Alabama, USADied: 10/31/2018
Age: 80
Cause of death: lengthy illness
Full name: Willie Lee McCovey
Nickname: Stretch
Noted For: major-league first baseman; San Francisco Giants (1959-73, 1977-80), San Diego Padres (1974-76), and Oakland Athletics (1976). 6-time All-Star, National League Rookie of the Year (1959), National League Most Valuable Player (1969). Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (1986).
Also see this person's photo entry in our Dead or Alive Data Base.
