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San Diego Padres’ Jerry Coleman: A Man to Respect, a Voice to Remember

You can hang on a star on that baby! A catch phrase that many of us San Diego Padre fans have gotten so used to hearing over the years from him.

He was Padre baseball before Tony Gwynn became Mr. Padre. He was Padre baseball before Steve Garvey hit his famous home run on Oct. 6, 1984, off Lee Smith to beat the Cubs in Game 4 of the National League Championship series.

For a lot of us Padre fans, Jerry Coleman is and will always be synonymous with San Diego and with the San Diego Padres.

Although his run may be coming to an end as the Padres are limiting Coleman to just 20 games this season, it's been a long and successful run for the now 85-year old broadcaster.

It didn't start in the booth for Coleman; it ...

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