Eddie Collins
1883–1940 (age 57)
Baseball Player
Biography
Eddie Collins, born in 1883, gave the nation a model of grace on the baseball diamond as a Hall of Fame second baseman whose keen eye and soft hands anchored White Sox and Athletics teams for decades.
He carried that steady devotion into coaching and mentorship after his playing days, continuing to uplift younger athletes before his death in 1940, and rests peacefully at Calvary Cemetery.