United States Marine Corps in World War II
Boots joined the U.S. Marines and served in the South Pacific during World War II. His photograph was used on Marine recruiting posters. He returned to baseball in 1946 playing a final season for San Diego in the PCL.
Boots Poffenberger died in Williamsport, Maryland, in 1999 at age 84.
In 2003, actor Christopher Lloyd portrayed a character named "Dr. Cletus Poffenberger" (Boots' real first name was Cletus) on the television series "Tremors."
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