SCOTTSDALE, AZ — John Wooden recruited him to play basketball at UCLA while Branch Rickey wanted him to play baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
He was teammates with Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, Willie McCovey, Ernie Banks and Larry Doby during his playing career. He managed Hall of Famers Billy Williams and Bruce Sutter.
He worked for Charlie Finley. And he hung out with Sadaharu Oh.
Welcome to the beautiful life of Jim Marshall.
Marshall is an original member of the infamous 1962 New York Mets, and will be honored Monday night as the oldest living Met before their game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.