Johnny Oates

Johnny Oates

American baseball player and coach
more_vert
pencil

Johnny Lane Oates (January 21, 1946 – December 24, 2004) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees from 1970 to 1981. During his playing career, He was a light-hitting player who was valued for his defensive skills and played most of his career as a reserve player. It was as a big league manager that Oates experienced his greatest success, when, under his leadership, the Texas Rangers won three American League Western Division titles.

View details Hide details
expand_more
Johnny Oates was born on Thursday, 21 February 1946 in Sylva, North Carolina. His full name at birth was Johnny Lane Oates. He was best known as a professional baseball player. Oates' country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Friday, 24 December 2004 in Richmond, Virginia at the age of 58. He is buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, VA. Johnny attended high school at Prince George (Prince George, VA). For university, he studied at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. He was 5' 11" (180 cm) tall and weighed 188 lbs (85 kg) with an average build. He had blue eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Pisces.

You can find people similar to Johnny Oates by visiting our lists People from Sylva, North Carolina and Rochester Red Wings managers.

Full name at birth
Johnny Lane Oates
edit
Claim to fame
Texas Rangers (1995–2001)
edit
Date of birth
21 February 1946
edit
Place of birth
Sylva, North Carolina
edit
Date of death
24 December 2004
edit
Age
58 (age at death)
Place of death
Richmond, Virginia
edit
Cause of death
Brain Tumor
edit
Resting place
Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, VA
edit
Occupation
Baseball Player, Coach, And Manager
edit
Occupation category
edit
Nationality
edit

PERSONAL DETAILS

Height
5' 11" (180 cm)
edit
Weight
188 lbs (85 kg)
edit
Build
edit
Hair color
edit
Eye color
edit
Gender
edit
Ethnicity
edit
Sexuality
edit
Religion add_black religion
Zodiac sign
Distinctive feature add_black distinctive feature
Pets add_black pets

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

High school
Prince George (Prince George, VA)
add_black edit
University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
add_black edit
Talent agency add_black talent agency
Political affiliation add_black political affiliation
Political party add_black political party

Johnny Oates is known for his role in the TV special 1997 MLB All-Star Game (1997) as Self - AL Coach: Texas Rangers.

He is also known for his role in the TV special 1995 MLB All-Star Game (1995) as Self - AL Coach.

This page is the FamousFix profile for Johnny Oates. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.

On the Johnny Oates page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.

Terms of Use · Copyright · Privacy
Copyright 2006-2025, FamousFix · 0.30s