Jocko Conlan
John Bertrand " Jocko " Conlan (December 6, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, † April 16, 1989 in Scottsdale, Arizona) was an American baseball player and umpire in Major League Baseball.
Biography
Jocko Conlan made his debut as a outfielder for the Chicago White Sox in the American League on July 6, 1934, and played his last game on 29 September 1935. The ultimate game for him was a game against the St. Louis Browns in 1935. During the match, the referee of the match, Red Ormsby suffered heat exhaustion and had to be replaced. Conlan was asked if he wanted to replace the umpire, and said to. As of the 1936 season then began his career as umpire. By 1940, John Conlan worked in minor league baseball before he in 1941 his 25 -year-old referee career in the National League began. He was involved as Impartial in five World Series and six All- Star Games. Even with three playoffs in the National League, he worked as umpire.
1974 Conlan was appointed to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He died at the age of 89 years in 1989 in Scottsdale. His son John became a politician and was sitting as a Republican congressman for Arizona House of Representatives of the United States.