Member of the 1996 New York Yankees World Series championship team
His son is the great Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers. However,
they are no longer on speaking terms.
He and his son Prince Fielder are the only father-son pair in baseball history to hit 50 or more home runs in a single season. Cecil hit 51 with the Detroit Tigers in 1990. Prince hit 50 with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007.
Manager of the Atlantic City Surf of the Can-Am League. (February 2008)