leagues as a player and manager spanned over 30 seasons. "Baseball is his life," said Lee Walls, who was Dark's roommate with the Cubs. "He lives, breathes and talks baseball most of the time." During offseasons, Dark would supplement his income by working for the Magabar Mud Company, which provided oil drillers with mud. Dark enjoyed golf, and Maule called him the best baseball-playing golfer "with the possible exception of...Paul Richards." He played in the Bing Crosby National Pro-Amateur in Pebble Beach, California, 12 times; and he also played in Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. After his dismissal from the Indians, he briefly played for money, charging as much as $100 for someone to play against him. In 1980, Dark penned an autobiography (with John Underwood) entitled When in Doubt, Fire the Manager, published by E. P. Dutton, the back cover of which included endorsements by Ted Williams and Gene Mauch. In 1983, Dark and Jackie moved to Easley, South Carolina, where they would live for the rest of their lives. He started the Alvin Dark Foundation, which gives money to Christian ministries. On November 13, 2014, Dark died at his home in Easley, from Alzheimer's disease, at the age of 92. He was survived by his second wife, his children, 20 grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. See also List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball annual doubles leaders References Bibliography Baseball: The Biographical Encyclopedia (2000). Kingston, New York: Total/Sports Illustrated. . External links Alvin Dark at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1922 births 2014 deaths National League All-Stars American Christian writers United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II Baseball managers Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners Boston Braves players Chicago Cubs players Chicago Cubs coaches Cleveland Indians managers Cleveland Indians executives Kansas City Athletics managers LSU Tigers baseball players LSU Tigers basketball players LSU Tigers football players Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball players Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football players Baseball players from Oklahoma Major League Baseball shortstops Milwaukee Braves players Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players New York Giants (NL) players Oakland Athletics managers Philadelphia Phillies players San Diego Padres managers San Francisco Giants managers St. Louis Cardinals players Deaths from Alzheimer's disease People from Comanche, Oklahoma Da American men's basketball players United States Marine Corps officers Deaths from dementia