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Former Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams is dead at 80. 2001 saw Jimy Williams. The 80-year-old former manager of the Toronto Blue Jays passed away. The Boston Red Sox, where Williams was also manager, reported that he died at AdventHealth North Pinellas Hospital in Tarpon Springs, Florida, after a brief illness. Williams lived in the nearby community of Palm Harbour. In 1980, Williams joined the Blue Jays as a third-base coach. He was promoted to manager in 1986 to replace Bobby Cox, who left to join the Atlanta Braves. “My spouse and I are parents to four kids. You want chaos?” When Williams was named manager of Boston in 1996, he made this statement:. “You have to talk to people. It is not feasible to take sides and say, “Let’s see who wins this dispute.” On October 4, 1943, James Francis Williams, an infielder, was born in Santa Maria, California. In high school, he initially spelled his name Jimmy as a joke. He attended Arroyo Grande High School and graduated in 1961. In 1964, Williams completed his bachelor’s degree in agribusiness from Fresno State. He played summer ball with the Alaska Goldpanners, led by Tom Seaver, and the Greg Rogers team that year. Williams signed with Boston, played at Class A Iowa, and was selected by St. Louis in the 1965 Rule 5 draft....
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