for American Baseball Research (SABR) and a regular presenter and panelist at the Society's conferences; the Arizona chapter of SABR was renamed in his honor on January 28, 2017. Hemond was credited with mentoring Dave Dombrowski, Walt Jocketty, Doug Melvin, and Dan Evans. Awards Hemond was a two-time winner of Major League Baseball's Executive of the Year award (1972, 1989), as well as winner of the United Press International Executive of the Year Award in 1983. In 2001, he was named the King of Baseball. Hemond won the Branch Rickey Award in 2003. In February 2011, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced that Hemond would become the second person to receive the Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing "the profound impact he has had on the game, for his baseball intelligence as a keen talent evaluator and in building winning teams, to the universal respect he has earned for mentoring generations of baseball executives, past and present." The award was presented to him on July 23. Three annual awards are named in Hemond's honor: the Roland Hemond Award, presented by the White Sox in honor of those who are dedicated to bettering the lives of others through extraordinary personal sacrifice; the Baseball America Award, presented to a person who has made major contributions to scouting and player development; and the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) Award, given to the executive who has displayed great respect for scouts. Hemond was the inaugural recipient of both the Baseball America and SABR awards. He received an honorary degree in Humane Letters from the University of Phoenix in July 2006. Personal life Hemond and his wife, Margo, had five children. Hemond died on December 12, 2021, at the age of 92. References Further reading External links Buck O'Neil Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Roland Hemond at the Baseball Hall of Fame 1929 births 2021 deaths Arizona Diamondbacks executives Baltimore Orioles executives California Angels executives Chicago White Sox executives Los Angeles Angels executives Major League Baseball farm directors Major League Baseball scouting directors Major League Baseball general managers People from Central Falls, Rhode Island Sportspeople from Providence County, Rhode Island United States Coast Guard enlisted