Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor, writer, and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American … See more

Connors was married three times. He met his first wife, Elizabeth Jane Riddell Connors, at one of his baseball games and they were married on … See more

Connors was born on April 10, 1921, in Brooklyn, New York City, the elder of two children born to Marcella (née Lundrigan) and Alban Francis "Allan" Connors, immigrants of Irish descent from Newfoundland and Labrador. He had one sibling, a sister, … See more

Minor League Baseball (1940–1952)
In 1940, following his departure from college, Connors played four baseball games with the Brooklyn Dodgers' minor league team, the See more

Connors realized that he would not make a career in professional sports, so he decided to pursue an acting career. Playing baseball … See more

Connors died on November 10, 1992, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 71 of lung cancer. He is buried in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery See more