Sparky Anderson passes away at 77.

[Hemi426]

Former baseball managing great had been suffering from dementia.

 

[LS2JSTS]

Rest in Peace Sparky!

Bless you Boy!

 

[BobsArmory]

Passed away? So sad

 

[bullwinkle]

A legend, a fixture of my childhood, he was ONE OF A KIND!!

 

[Bluestream]

Great guy, one of the best, RIP...

 

[crw]

Great manager... Rest in Peace Sparky.

 

[El_Schaf]

Will miss him.. My childhood tigers manager. :-(

 

[Johnny]

He was definitely one of the best managers ever and well respected by everyone. Sad to see him go.

 

[TurboLuver]

RIP Sparky..

 

[CROWNVIC4LIFE]

Awesome manager!...Rest in peace Sparky!

 

[daves87rs]

RIP Sparky! You will be missed!

 

[Hemi426]

I'll always remember him as one of my favorite managers. I can remember the '84 Detroit Tigers giving him a World Series title. I was born in 1971 so I don't really remember him managing The Big Red Machine to titles in '75 and 76. He was their manager, wasn't he?