 john sherman lollar, jr., (august 23, 1924 â september 24, 1977) was an american professional baseball player and coach. he played as a catcher in major league baseball for the cleveland indians (1946), new york yankees (1947â1948), st. louis browns (1949â1951), and the chicago white sox (1952â1963). although lollar was often overshadowed by his contemporary, yogi berra, he was a seven-time american league all-star, and was considered one of the best catchers in the major leagues during the 1950s. in 1957, he received the first rawlings gold glove award for the catchers position in the major league. he was a coach in the major leagues and managed at the minor league level after his eighteen-year playing career ended. he was selected to be a member of the chicago white sox all-century team on september 30, 2000. ==biography== lollar was born in durham, arkansas in the rural ozark mountains. he was a 
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