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| + | HEMET, Calif., Oct. 15— Art Passarella, a former major league umpire who went on to have a role in the television series ''The Streets of San Francisco'' and appear in several films, died of a heart attack here earlier this week. He was 71 years old. | ||
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| + | Mr. Passarella, who worked for the American League from 1945 to 1953, got his start as an umpire during the 1930's. He began in the Cotton States League, made up mostly of black players, who were barred from playing in the major leagues. | ||
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| + | After the Cotton States League broke up, Mr. Passarella worked in the Texas League before progressing to the American League, where he spent eight years as an official. He umpired numerous World Series and All-Star Games during that time. | ||
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| + | Mr. Passarella left organized baseball in 1953 and began pursuing a career in acting. He appeared in the baseball-theme film ''Damn Yankees.'' Then, for 10 years, he appeared on television as Sergeant Sekuvolich, alongside Karl Malden and Michael Douglas, in ''The Streets of San Francisco.'' | ||
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| + | {{footnote-newspaper | title=Art Passarella, Ex-Umpire, Later Acted in Films and TV | newspaper=The New York Times | year=1981 | month=Oct | day=16 | pages= | last= | first= | url=http://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/16/obituaries/art-passarella-ex-umpire-later-acted-in-films-and-tv.html }} | ||
Revision as of 01:37, 17 March 2012
HEMET, Calif., Oct. 15— Art Passarella, a former major league umpire who went on to have a role in the television series The Streets of San Francisco and appear in several films, died of a heart attack here earlier this week. He was 71 years old.
Mr. Passarella, who worked for the American League from 1945 to 1953, got his start as an umpire during the 1930's. He began in the Cotton States League, made up mostly of black players, who were barred from playing in the major leagues.
After the Cotton States League broke up, Mr. Passarella worked in the Texas League before progressing to the American League, where he spent eight years as an official. He umpired numerous World Series and All-Star Games during that time.
Mr. Passarella left organized baseball in 1953 and began pursuing a career in acting. He appeared in the baseball-theme film Damn Yankees. Then, for 10 years, he appeared on television as Sergeant Sekuvolich, alongside Karl Malden and Michael Douglas, in The Streets of San Francisco.
