WILLIAM M. WERBER

Died January 22 at the Carriage Club Retirement Community in Charlotte, NC, at 100 years old. His wife Tat died in 2000. Survivors include 3 children: William W. Werber of Rockville, MD; Pat Bryant of Charlotte, and Susie Hill of Durham, NC; eight grand children and nine great grand children. Memorial Service at Carriage Club on Saturday, January 31 at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Werber was born in Berwyn, MD and lived in College Park before retiring to Naples, FL in 1973 and moving to Charlotte in 1998.
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BILL WERBER DIES AT 100

by Max Silberman

Bill Werber, team-mate of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Lefty Grove and Jimmie Foxx and the oldest living major leaguer passed away January 22 at the age of 100.

His major league debut came in 1930 with the New York Yankees. He also played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants. As third baseman for the Reds (where he teamed with Eddie Joost) he led the team to a World's Championship.After baseball he had a long career in life insurance.

Well into his 90s he appeared at a reunion of the A's Society and was the keynote speaker. He also signed his book about his playing days and in cooperation with the Society generously distributed 5,000 copies to troops in Iraq and to Veterans Homes.

Bill Werber's passing leaves 55 former Athletics. He was a graduate of Duke University and one of the great gentlemen to have represented the game of baseball.

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