Dodger Blue · Mar 11, 2021
Former Dodgers Catcher Norm Sherry Passes Away
Former Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Norm Sherry passed away on Monday at the age of 89. He was the older brother of 1959 World Series MVP Larry Sherry and played a significant role in the development of Sandy Koufax.
Sherry was born in New York but moved to Southern California as a young child, where he began his baseball career. He received a full scholarship to play at USC in 1950 but passed on the opportunity to sign a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers instead.
Sherry spent most of that decade in the Dodgers’ Minor League system. His playing career was briefly paused in 1952-53 when he served a stint in the United States Army.