page_title: Wilmer Mizell
section_title: Retirement
hierarchical_section_title: Wilmer Mizell / Career / Retirement
caption_attribution_description: English: Birthplace marker and memorial to American professional baseball player and congressman Wilmer Mizell in Vinegar Bend, Alabama.
context_page_description: Wilmer David "Vinegar Bend" Mizell was an American athlete and politician. After his sports career, he served three terms as a Republican U.S. congressman from North Carolina from 1969 to 1975. He represented North Carolina's 5th congressional district, including Winston-Salem. Prior to that, he had performed as a left-handed pitcher in major league baseball.
context_section_description: After leaving government life, Mizell resided in Midway, North Carolina. He considered running for his old seat again in the 1990s, but decided against it.
  In the fall of 1998, Mizell had a heart attack while watching his son Dave coach High Point Andrews High School in a football game against North Davidson High School in Welcome. Just before kickoff, rescue crews were called, and the game was postponed for about a half hour. Mizell was taken to the cardiac care unit of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He recovered for a few months.
  Mizell died at the age of 68 in Kerrville, Texas, where he was visiting his wife's family. 
  Mizell was survived by his two sons, Danny and Dave, who both live in North Carolina, and by four grandchildren.
caption: Birthplace marker and memorial to Mizell
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