Cards' Kissell, oft cited by Sparky Anderson, dies at 88 By JOHN LOWE • FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER • October 9, 2008 George Kissell’s teaching ability commanded not just respect, but awe. He served in a variety of coaching and teaching roles in the Cardinals organization for decades, and among the multitudes he influenced were Sparky Anderson, Joe Torre and current Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. Kissell, 88, died Tuesday of injuries suffered in a car accident in Florida. As reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Anderson once said that Kissell was “the greatest baseball fundamentalist I have ever known.” As Tigers manager, Anderson regularly talked about Kissell. Torre called Kissell the...
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