Elvin Walter Tappe (May 21 1927 October 10 1998) was an American professional baseball player a catcher for the Chicago Cubs from 1954 to 1962 but he was best known for being part of the Philip K. Wrigley-implemented College of Coaches in the 1961 season. Years later Tappe said the concept was his idea. Before the 1961 season according to his account he suggested that he not allow Charlie Grimm's successor as manager to bring in his own coaches as had long been standard practice. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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