fantasy. George has since said that Ken pointed out he would be the perfect "fool" for those moments. After a six-year battle with brain cancer, which included two operations, Brett died at age 55 on November 18, 2003, in Spokane. He was the third member of the 1981 Royals team to succumb to brain cancer, following manager Dick Howser in 1987 and relief pitcher Dan Quisenberry in 1998. References External links Ken Brett at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Historic Baseball - Player profiles & obituaries - Ken Brett Card Corner Plus: 1974 Topps: The Tragic Loss of Ken Brett 1967 World Series - Baseball-Reference.com 1967 World Series Baseball-Almanac.com 1974 All Star Game - 23-July 1974 Box score - 26-May-1976 - White Sox @ Angels 1948 births 2003 deaths National League All-Stars Boston Red Sox players California Angels players Chicago White Sox players Kansas City Royals players Los Angeles Dodgers players Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Milwaukee Brewers players Minnesota Twins players New York Yankees players Omaha Royals players Oneonta Red Sox players Philadelphia Phillies players Pittsburgh Pirates players Pittsfield Red Sox players Winston-Salem Red Sox players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball broadcasters California Angels announcers Seattle Mariners announcers Baseball players from New York (state) Baseball players from Spokane, Washington Deaths from brain cancer in the United States El Segundo High School alumni