Later Life and Death
Warneke was a businessman in Hot Springs, Arkansas, before serving as County Judge of Garland County, Arkansas, from 1963 to 1972. Warneke was elected to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame on January 19, 1961 and still leads all Arkansas players in many Major League pitching categories including wins, games started, innings pitched, complete games, and shutouts. Warneke died on June 23, 1976 at his home in Hot Springs. He is buried in Owley Cemetery in Owley (Montgomery County), Arkansas. On July 21, 2011 Warneke was posthumously inducted into the Reading Baseball Hall of Fame.
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