Hall-of-Fame manager Sparky Anderson dies

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Hall-of-Fame manager Sparky Anderson dies

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/04/hall-of-fame-manager-sparky-anderson-dies/

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Sparky Anderson who managed three teams to World Series championships died today at the age of 76.

A family spokesman said Anderson died from complications from dementia at a hospice in Thousand Oaks, California.

Anderson managed the famed “Big Red Machine” Cincinnati Reds teams to World Championships in 1975 and ’76 and the Detroit Tigers to a title in 1984.

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