Lonnie Alexander "Lon" Simmons (July 19, 1923 – April 5, 2015) was an American baseball and football broadcaster, and was broadcasting part-time for the San Francisco Giants at the time of his death. He was born in Vancouver, Washington. Simmons was a star pitcher at Burbank High School and Glendale College before enlisting in the U.S. Coast Guard. After World War II, he signed with the Philadelphia Phillies and pitched briefly in their minor league system.
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Lon Alexander Simmons 19 July 1923 Vancouver, Washington
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Died |
5 April 2015 (aged 91) Daly City, California, U.S.
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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