Bob Broeg

[1] He graduated from Cleveland High School in 1936 and the University of Missouri before entering the United States Marines.

Gibson was unable to get breakfast at the Cardinals' hotel in Boston, so Broeg delivered a ham and egg sandwich.

[5] Broeg is known for coining the nickname "Stan the Man" for Cardinal baseball player Stan Musial,[4] working on the Hall of Fame causes of Cardinals Red Schoendienst, Enos Slaughter and Chick Hafey and helping to devise, and successfully push for the first pension plan for veteran major-league players.

[7] Broeg was named to the board of directors of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972, a position he held for 28 years.

After five years of health problems that included two strokes, Bob Broeg died several days after the final game of the 2005 World Series.