Werber, Duke's 1st All-American Basketball Player, Dies At 100

Bill Werber's 100th birthday in June prompted plenty of stories celebrating the oldest living Major League Baseball player, who graduated from Duke and was the schools' first All-American basketball player.

Werber died Thursday from old age after living in an assisted care facility for three weeks.

Here's an excerpt from our favorite Werber profile, written by The Washington Post's Dave Sheinin:

His upcoming 100th birthday on Friday; his youth in Berwyn near College Park; his friendship with Shirley Povich; his late wife, Kathryn, whom everyone knew as Tat; his hijinks at Duke University, where he was the school's first all-American basketball player; the house he and Tat bought in College Park, where they lived for 30 years ("The address," he says, "was 4513 Amherst Road"); the amputation of his left leg due to complications from diabetes several years ago; and his many memories of an 11-year baseball career with the Yankees, Red Sox, Athletics, Reds and Giants, and especially Hall of Fame teammates such as Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Grove.

And occasionally, he doubles back to add something to a previous story.

When he does this, you do not interrupt.