What is Eddie Robinson (baseball)?
[[File:Eddie Robinson baseball.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Robinson in 1942]] '''William Edward Robinson''' (December 15, 1920 &ndash; October 4, 2021) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]], [[scout (sports)|scout]], [[coach (baseball)|coach]] and front office executive of the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He was the author of an autobiography, published in 2011, ''Lucky Me: My Sixty-five Years in Baseball''.<ref name=bio/> Robinson was born in [[Paris, Texas|Paris]], [[Texas]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robined01.shtml|title=Eddie Robinson|publisher=Baseball Reference.com|access-date=January 16, 2016}}</ref> He studied at [[Pairs Junior College]]. His career began in September 1942.<ref name=bio/> Robinson played for the [[Cleveland Indians]] in 1942, again from 1946 through 1948 and lastly in 1957.<ref name=bio/> He also played for the [[Minnesota Twins|Washington Senators]] from 1949 through 1950, for the [[Chicago White Sox]] from 1950 through 1952, the [[Oakland Athletics|Philadelphia Athletics]] in 1953, the [[New York Yankees]] from 1954 through 1956, the [[Detroit Tigers]] in 1957, and for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in 1957.<ref name=bio/> After the death of [[Val Heim]] on November 21, 2019, Robinson became the oldest living player. He [[centenarian|turned 100]] in December 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bailey|first1=Analis|title=Eddie Robinson, MLB's oldest living player, turns 100 years old|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2020/12/15/eddie-robinson-oldest-living-mlb-player-birthday-100/3895613001/# |access-date=18 December 2020 |work=USA Today |date=December 15, 2020}}</ref> Robinson died on October 4, 2021 in [[Bastrop, Texas]] at the age of 100.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Rangers GM, MLB’s oldest living ex-player Eddie Robinson dies at 100 |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2021/10/05/former-rangers-gm-mlbs-oldest-living-ex-player-eddie-robinson-dies-at-100/ |website=Dallas News}}</ref>