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Biography of Cal Ripken, Jr.
Name: Cal Ripken, Jr.
Birth Date: August 24, 1960
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Havre de Grace, Maryland, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: baseball player, athlete
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Cal Ripken, Jr. (born 1960) holds many records in professional baseball, but it is his breaking of Lou Gehrig's record of 2,131 consecutive games played that especially endears him to his admirers, who call him the "Iron Man" of baseball. The perseverance, endurance and everyday work ethic that Ripken has exhibited throughout his 17 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles has made him one of the most popular professional athletes in all of sports.Calvin Edwin Ripken, Jr. was born on August 24, 1960, in the small Maryland town of Havre de Grace to Calvin, Sr. and Viola Ripkin. His father had been with the Baltimore Orioles as a minor-league catcher since 1957, and after a shoulder injury dashed his hopes of a major-league career, the elder Ripken stayed on with the club as a coach and manager at both the minor and major-league level. While the family made their home in Aberdeen, Maryland, Ripken's father traveled …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…reached his 400th home run in 1999, becoming the 29th player in major league history to hit 400, and placing him just 31 homeruns short of Hank Aaron and Willie Mays.Ripken is signed to a contract extension to play for the Orioles through the 1999 season and lives with his wife and two children, Rachel and Ryan in Reistertown, Maryland. In the spring of 1996, Ripken helped open the Ripken Museum in the town hall at Aberdeen, Maryland and he is extensively involved in various charity organizations throughout Baltimore and Maryland. Associated Organizations Further Reading Rosenfeld, Harvey, Iron Man: The Cal Ripken, Jr. Story, St. Martins Mass Market Paperback, 1996.Inside Sports, April 1984. New York Times, June 11, 1990.Sport, June 1997. Sporting News, November 29, 1982; March 9, 1998.Sports Illustrated, March 22, 1984; April 2, 1984; June 18, 1990; July 29, 1991; June 28, 1993; August 7, 1995. Washington Post, March 22, 1992.Cal Ripken, Jr.--Homepage--CBS Sportsline USA, http://www.2131.com (April 28, 1998)."Orioles Online," Orioles Online Home Page, http://theorioles.com (April 28, 1998).
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