- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDonald Eugene Conley
- Nickname
- Daddy Long Arms
- Height6′ 8″ (2.03 m)
- Gene Conley was born on November 10, 1930 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for A House of Sand (1962), 1957 World Series (1957) and To Tell the Truth (1956). He was married to Kathryn Dizney. He died on July 4, 2017 in Foxboro, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpouseKathryn Dizney(1951 - July 4, 2017) (his death, 3 children)
- Pitcher for the Boston/Milwaukee Braves (1952 and 1954-1958), Philadelphia Phillies (1959-1960) and Boston Red Sox (1961-1963).
- Played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Boston Celtics (1952-1953, 1958-1961) and New York Knicks (1962-1964).
- Inducted into the Washington State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979.
- Inducted into the Milwaukee Braves Honor Roll in 2013.
- Only athlete to win a World Series (Milwaukee Braves, 1957) and an NBA Championship (Boston Celtics, 1959-1961).
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