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He left Seton Hall after two years, and in 1940, he was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent, but by the summer of 1942, had moved to the New York Yankees' minor league organization. In October 1942, Connors enlisted in the Army at Fort Knox.
Following his military discharge in 1946, the 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Connors joined the Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento Kings) of the National Basketball League for their 1945–1946 championship season.
Chuck Connors was an American actor, writer and a professional basketball and baseball player.
He died of lung cancer, the hospital said. Mr. Connors had a lackluster sports career, but his towering height of 6 feet 5 inches and his square-jawed masculinity made him a natural for rugged acting roles.
Adventures of Superman (TV Series 1952–1958) - Chuck Connors as Sylvester J. Superman - IMDb.