"He has muscles in his hair, I'd rather not throw the ball at all, when Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately what it was. That was a home run ball hit off me in 1973 by Jimmie Foxx." -- Quotes by Lefty Gomez on Jimmie Foxx and pitching to him (Quotes).
Jimmie Foxx was an amazing baseball player with an outstanding career. He was born on October 22, 1907, in Sudlersville, Maryland (Jimmie Foxx). His father was Dell Foxx and his mother was Mattie Foxx and they were mildly successful but his father did play baseball when he was younger. He had one sibling named Sam Foxx who was born in 1918. He had about the same education as a normal kid at the time going all the way through grade school except in high school he skipped his Junior
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He stayed with his family and cared for his kids. Their names were Nanci and Jimmie Jr. He was a very devoted husband and father. He bounced around from job to job but was never able to keep one long term because of his alcohol abuse. He spent multiple days and weekends hanging out with his brother Sam which they grew very close (John B. Bennett “Jimmy Foxx”). He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1951 which was a very big deal (Jimmie Foxx). The biggest tragedy of his later life might have been after he was dead. This is because only a few weeks after he died his brother Sam died and people believed it was because losing Jimmie was too tragic for him. Jimmie’s later life might not have been one to boast, but it is still interesting and a good one to take into account.
Jimmie Foxx’s death was remarkably tragic. He died on July 21, 1967, in Miami, FL. It was first said that he died from a heart attack but the autopsy ruled otherwise. After they tried to revive him and failed his autopsy showed that he died from asphyxiation by choking on a piece of meat (Jimmie