Pete Rose RIP

MALIBU, CA - JULY 10: Pete Rose & Steve Garvey at the 2010 Steve

Rose in 2010, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Peter Edward Rose

Date of Birth: April 14, 1941

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

Date of Death: September 30, 2024

Place of Death: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Ethnicity: German, English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Dutch, remote Belgian Flemish and French

Pete Rose was an American professional baseball player, and manager. A switch hitter and outfielder, he played with the Cincinnati Reds, part of their “the Big Red Machine;” the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Montreal Expos, of Major League Baseball (MLB), and coached the Cincinnati Reds. He won three World Series championships, and one MVP Award; and was MLB’s leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), singles (3,215), and outs (10,328). He was nicknamed “Charlie Hustle.”

Pete was the son of LaVerne and Harry Francis Rose. He had two children, including professional baseball player and manager Pete Rose, Jr., with his former wife Karolyn Englehardt; a daughter with another partner; and two children, including actress Cara/Chea Courtney, with his former wife Carol J. Woliung.

Pete’s paternal granfather was Otta Rose (the son of John William Rose and Nora Alice Badgley). Otta was born in Ohio. John was the son of Nathaniel Green Rose and Susan Marie Cameron. Nora was the daughter of George Washington Badgley and Mary E. Day.

Pete’s paternal grandmother was Eva Kathryn Smart (the daughter of William Smart and Mary Mitchell). William was the son of Charles Smart and Matilda Fields.

Pete’s maternal grandfather was Edward Henry Bloebaum (the son of Charles Bloebaum and Catharine Dorothea Wachendorf). Edward was born in Ohio. Charles was German. Catharine had German ancestry.

Pete’s maternal grandmother was Annie Laura Fox (the daughter of Zachariah Taylor Fox and Angeline Davis). Annie was born in Kentucky. Zachariah was the son of Peter Fox and Susan Bills.

Source: Genealogy of Pete Rose – https://www.geni.com

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