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Norm Gigon

Norm Gigon

American baseball player

Norman Phillip Gigon (May 12, 1938 – April 1, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball utility player who played for the Chicago Cubs in 1967.

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Gigon hit one home run in his short career. It came off Juan Pizarro in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 23, 1967.[1]

In addition to playing pro baseball, Gigon received degrees from both Colby College and Rhode Island University.[2]

Immediately after retiring from pro baseball at the end of the 1967 season, Gigon took the job of baseball coach at Lafayette College.[3]

He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey and died in Mahwah, New Jersey.

References

  1. [1]
    "Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs Box Score, April 23, 1967 - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
  2. [2]
    "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  3. [3]
    "Reading Eagle - Norm Gigon named Lafayette Coach". news.google.com.
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