r/sportsreference 20d ago

Trivia! Any other examples of players who were born, attended both high school and college, and died and were buried all in the same city?

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u/tornadojake 20d ago

Gehrig

u/tommyjohnpauljones 19d ago

Probably quite a few New York guys

u/tornadojake 19d ago

I don’t know. College removes a lot of players. I think around half of current players went to college and historically it was much lower than that. Right now New York schools aren’t exactly powerhouses for future big leaguers.

u/b-rar 19d ago

He's buried in Valhalla, NY, which is in Westchester County, north of the city.

u/Old_Value_9157 20d ago

Tony Gwynn?

u/Old_Value_9157 20d ago

Ah shit, I was off on that…

u/cjtransplant85 19d ago

This guy's still alive, but he's probably got a plot picked out in Visalia, California.

Jim Wohlford

u/Ok_Computer1417 18d ago

Eddie Plank

u/Moeyo_CD 17d ago

Justin Herbert has the chance to do that

u/Havok35 8d ago

Came close on Earle Combs:
Born: Pebworth, KY
HS: Richmond, KY
College: Richmond, KY
Died: Richmond, KY
Buried: Richmond, KY

u/siddfinch 19d ago

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tomandi01.shtml

Dick Tomanek.

Born in Avon Lake and graduated from Avon Lake High School. He didn't attend college; he signed with Cleveland out of high school, missed a few years for military service, and then made it to the majors.

He later went to Kansas City in the same trade that sent Roger Maris from Cleveland to the Athletics.

He died in Westlake because Avon Lake didn't have the medical facilities.

Because of his military service, he is buried in Ohio's National Cemetery.

His family even has a road named after them in Avon Lake.

Although they spelled the name wrong.

I think that counts for this request.

u/b-rar 19d ago

No, I don't think it does

u/Standard_Big_9000 18d ago

Not even close