Duke Snider Was a True Dodger Legend
Duke Snider, the famous Dodger center fielder, passed away yesterday at the age of 84.
Known throughout the 1950s as “The Duke of Flatbush” (Flatbush was the section of Brooklyn in which the Dodgers’ home park, Ebbets Field, was located), Snider was one of the greatest players in team history.
Here’s a quick look back at the man who hit four home runs in the 1955 World Series, the only championship in Brooklyn Dodgers history.