Editing Chuck Connors (section)

{{short description|American athlete and actor (1921–1992)}}
{{for|persons of a similar name|Charles Connors (disambiguation)}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Chuck Connors
| image              = Chuck Connors The Rifleman 1962.JPG
| caption            = Publicity still of Connors for ''The Rifleman'' in 1963
| birth_name         = Kevin Joseph Connors
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1921|04|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = New York City, U.S.
| death_date         = {{nowrap|{{Death date and age|1992|11|10|1921|04|10|mf=y}}}}
| death_place        = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| resting_place      = 
| height             = 6 ft 5 in
| years_active       = 1952–1992
| occupation         = Actor, athlete
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Elizabeth Riddell|1948|1961|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|[[Kamala Devi (actress)|Kamala Devi]]|1963|1972|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Faith Quabius|1977|1980|end=divorced}}}}
| children           = 4
| module =
{{Infobox baseball biography|embed=yes
| name = Chuck Connors
| image = Chuck Connors Brooklyn Dodgers.JPG
| caption = Chuck Connors as a Brooklyn Dodger.
| position = [[First baseman]]
| bats = Left
| throws = Left
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate = May 1
| debutyear = 1949
| debutteam = Brooklyn Dodgers
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate = September 30
| finalyear = 1951
| finalteam = Chicago Cubs
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label = [[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value =.238
| stat2label = [[Home run]]s
| stat2value = 2
| stat3label = [[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value = 18
| teams =
* [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] (1949)
* [[Chicago Cubs]] (1951)
}}}}

'''Kevin Joseph''' "'''Chuck'''" '''Connors'''<ref>"New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WWR6-3RMM : Sat Mar 09 13:31:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Kevin Joseph Connors and Student College, 15 Feb 1942.</ref> (April 10, 1921 – November 10, 1992) was an American actor and professional basketball and baseball player. He is one of only 13 athletes in the history of American professional sports to have played in both [[Major League Baseball]] ([[Brooklyn Dodgers]] 1949, [[Chicago Cubs]], 1951) and the [[National Basketball Association]] ([[Boston Celtics]] 1946–48). With a 40-year film and television career, he is best known for his five-year role as Lucas McCain in the highly rated [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[The Rifleman]]'' (1958–63).<ref name="obit" />