University of Delaware Athletics
Delaware Athletics Mourns Passing of Hall of Famer, Major Leaguer Dallas Green
3/22/2017 9:19:00 PM | Baseball
At Delaware, Green posted a pitching record of 6-0 with a school-record 0.88 ERA in 1955 and was also a standout on the 1954 team for head coach Bob Siemen. As a 6-5 center in basketball, Green averaged 9.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game over two seasons in 1953-55 for head coaches Fred Emmerson and Irv Wisniewski.
He later signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Phillies and played in 185 major league games over 13 seasons for the Phillies, Washington Senators, and New York Mets before moving to the scouting and coaching ranks.
A gregarious personality with a famously booming voice, Green helped build the Phillies farm system
in the 1970's and later led the franchise to its first World Series championship in 1980. He managed the Phillies in 1979-81, served as skipper for the New York Yankees for one season in 1989, and later was manager of the New York Mets in 1993-96.
He served as general manager of the Chicago Cubs in 1982-98 and was named Executive of the Year by several news outlets in 1984.
He returned to the Phillies in 1998 and served as a special assistant to the general manager until recently.
"There's very few people who were more synonymous with the Phillies than Dallas, and yet for 15 years he went elsewhere," Phillies chairman Dave Montgomery told MLB.com. "The first time you meet him, I mean, what a presence. He filled the room with his presence."
Green is survived by his wife of 59 years, Sylvia, four children, and five grandchildren. The family will celebrate his life at a private funeral service.
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