Gene Conley (1930-2017)

Gene Conley was a rare professional double dipper, winning championships in two sports.Conley won three NBA titles with the Boston Celtics and helped pitch the Milwaukee Braves to a World Series championship. The Boston Red Sox, for whom Conley played for from 1961-63, announced Tuesday Conley died. He was 86.

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Wed., July 5, 2017

This Jan. 13, 1960 file photograph shows Boston Celtics forward Gene Conley, right, defending against St. Louis Hawks Clyde Lovellette (34). Conley, who died July 4, 2017 at the age of 86, played for the Celtics and three Major League baseball teams. He also was a standout athlete at Richland High and Washington State.
Gene Conley in 1954.
Gene Conley in 1958.
FILE - This April 25, 1959 file photograph shows Boston Red Sox pitcher Gene Conley, who died Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at the age of 86. Conley, a right-handed pitcher and three-time all-star, spent 11 years in baseball with four teams. Conley was also selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1952 draft and, after spending most of the next six years playing only baseball, he returned to the NBA in 1958 and won three consecutive titles.

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Milwaukee Braves baseball player, Gene Conley shakes hand of man in 1954.
Philadelphia Phillies baseball player, Gene Conley and family in 1960.
Braves' Gene Conley in 1954.
Phillies'' Gene Conley in 1960.