Sheriff Robinson
Warren Grant "Sheriff" Robinson (September 8, 1921 — April 5, 2002) was an American catcher and manager in minor league baseball and a coach and scout for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball. A native of Cambridge, Maryland, he earned his nickname from schoolmates after his father, William Lincoln Grant Robinson, twice ran unsuccessfully for the office of sheriff of Dorchester County, which is situated on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Read more about Sheriff Robinson: Minor League Playing and Managing Career, Career With New York Mets
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