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Chet Lemon gone at 70
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:40 pm
Chet Lemon, a mainstay of the ‘84 Tigers, has passed away at the age of 70. Cancer, I believe.
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Posted on 5/8/25 at 10:47 pm to Rockbrc
Damn I was hoping it was Don Lemon
Posted on 5/8/25 at 11:06 pm to TigerBait1980
They both have brain damage
Posted on 5/9/25 at 5:11 am to Rockbrc
You don’t see a lot of Chet’s these days.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 5:16 am to Rockbrc
I thought this was gonna be about Kevin Nash
Posted on 5/9/25 at 6:37 am to TheBob
quote:probably because of this Chet:
You don’t see a lot of Chet’s these days.
This post was edited on 5/9/25 at 6:37 am
Posted on 5/9/25 at 7:30 am to Rockbrc
As a kid growing up in the 80’s Chet Lemon was one of those ballplayers that you knew of but he didn’t get a lot of accolades. He was just a hard nosed solid ball player that was a staple of the 80’s. Rest in peace!
Posted on 5/9/25 at 8:18 am to Rockbrc
No he had been battling some rare blood disease for like 30 years that had caused a bunch of strokes that left him in a wheelchair unable to walk or talk. Really a sad situation. Guy may not have been a Hall of Famer but he was a solid gamer who could help you beat people, give me a team full of those folks and we'll do all right.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 10:27 am to Rockbrc
Was lucky enough to play for him in my teens. He was battling some type of blood disease even back then(I’m 35).
Sad to see him go. I imagine he’s had a rough go of it these last couple decades.
Sad to see him go. I imagine he’s had a rough go of it these last couple decades.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 10:44 am to Rockbrc
He also played for the White Sox, where he had to wear those stupid shorts.
RIP
RIP
Posted on 5/9/25 at 11:41 am to FightinTigersDammit
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He also played for the White Sox, where he had to wear those stupid shorts.
RIP Chester
If you’re 45 - 55 you were in that sweet spot growing up, you barely had cable if at all, but you never missed This Week in Baseball w/ Mel Allen. You could recite every teams lineup by heart, like it was nothing, when playing wiffle ball against the boys in your hood.
Chet Lemon, Ralph Garr, & Claudell Washington in that OF and who couldn’t forget Ol’ Pudge in them softball knickers.
This post was edited on 5/9/25 at 11:44 am
Posted on 5/9/25 at 2:11 pm to Rockbrc
NES RBI Baseball nostalgia legend. That Detroit lineup was insane.
Posted on 5/9/25 at 5:25 pm to Rockbrc
I remember having his baseball card as a kid RIP Chet
Posted on 5/10/25 at 9:51 am to Boomdaddy65201
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You could recite every teams lineup by heart, like it was nothing,
I miss these days. Now, these "superior" athletes pull a fingernail and it's to the DL for 2 months. The roster is nothing but a revolving door of injuries.
This post was edited on 5/10/25 at 9:53 am
Posted on 5/10/25 at 10:07 am to msudawg1200
Chet Lemon was a good ballplayer. RIP.
Posted on 5/10/25 at 12:50 pm to Rockbrc
I grew up playing ball in Orlando, and he was a huge community guy. Good guy, good family. RIP Chet.
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