explains why he threw out a player from Venus: "He opened up ten mouths to me!" Personal life Gorman married Margaret Fay on October 7, 1944, and they had three sons and a daughter before her death c. 1968; they resided in Whitestone, Queens until c. 1965, when they moved to Closter, New Jersey, where he would live until his death. Prior to moving to Closter, he and Margaret were invited to the White House by John F. Kennedy. Kennedy had met Gorman at a banquet where Gorman was the guest speaker. Gorman went home and told his wife to buy a new dress and she replied, "What for?" and he said, "For our trip to the White House." Margaret just ignored him until a White House staff member called their home and asked about their travel plans. Gorman was personal friends with Bob Hope. Gorman's autobiography Three and Two!, co-written with Hall of Fame sportswriter Jerome Holtzman, was published in 1979. Gorman died of a heart attack in Closter at age 67, and was buried in George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, in his umpire's uniform with the ball-strike counter set at 3–2. See also List of Major League Baseball umpires References External links BaseballLibrary Umpires who were players – Baseball-Almanac.com 1919 births 1986 deaths United States Army personnel of World War II Baseball players from New York (state) Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball umpires New York Giants (NL) players People from Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan People from Closter, New Jersey Sportspeople from Queens, New York United States Army soldiers People from Whitestone, Queens Burials at George Washington Memorial Park (Paramus, New Jersey)