Literary birthday greetings: Master Melvin

March 2, 2011

Hall of Famer Mel Ott was born this date in 1909.

Ott spent his entire 22-year career with the New York Giants, splitting playing time with managing from 1942-47 (he also led the team from the bench in 1948.)

He died from injuries sustained in a car accident in 1958 at the age of 49 (MelOttObit – PDF).

Books on Ott include:

Line-Up for Yesterday

O is for Ott
Of the restless right foot.
When he leaned on the pellet,
The pellet stayed put.

— Ogden Nash, Sport magazine

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