Mar 25th, 1999, Calvin Cal Edwin Ripken, Sr.(b. 1936) died at the age of 63. Ripken was a coach and manager in Major League Baseball who spent 36 years in the Baltimore Orioles organization, also as a player and scout. He played in the Orioles farm system beginning in 1957, and later served as manager of the parent club, on which his sons Cal Jr. and Billy played. A heavy smoker, often seen smoking in the dugout during games, Cal Ripken, Sr. died from lung cancer.

Mar 25th, 1999, Calvin Cal Edwin Ripken, Sr.(b. 1936) died at the age of 63. Ripken was a coach and manager in Major League Baseball who spent 36 years in the Baltimore Orioles organization, also as a player and scout. He played in the Orioles farm system beginning in 1957, and later served as manager of the parent club, on which his sons Cal Jr. and Billy played. A heavy smoker, often seen smoking in the dugout during games, Cal Ripken, Sr. died from lung cancer.

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