Question: Facts: - death place: fort walton beach , florida - employer: american league - years active: 1966-1985 - birth name: jerome a. neudecker - death date: 11 january 1997 - birth date: 13 august 1930 - name: jerry neudecker - birth place: marine , illinois - occupation: umpire Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jerry neudecker .
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jerome a. neudecker -lrb- august 13 , 1930 -- january 11 , 1997 -rrb- was a major league baseball umpire who worked in the american league from to .he wore number 6 when the league adopted uniform numbers in 1980 .