Making history: 2005 was a year of milestones: Twig became the second man ever to manage at age 80, led the Ft. Worth Cats to a league championship, posted a franchise record for wins, was Manager of the Year, retired and quickly unretired.

Author: Twig's 2006 autobiography published by Globe-Pequot.

At a glance: BIOGRAPHY...YEAR BY YEAR SUMMARY...GALLERY

Player: Cubs (1949-51), Dodgers (1951), Senators (1953-54), Giants (1955-56), KC Athletics (1959-60), and 6 teams in the minors. DETAILS

Coach: Senators (1969-71), Rangers (1972, 1981-85), Twins (1986-94), St. Paul Saints (1995-2002), Ft. Worth Cats (2006-). DETAILS

Manager: Managed 12 minor-league teams; 1,224-1,089 record including 2005 Central League championship. DETAILS

Personal: Born in Clare, Mich., graduated from Western Michigan University; served in the Marines during WWII; now lives in Texas. DETAILS

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Recent clippings: book and bling
...Accessorizes a title with an earring New York Times, 7/11/06
Review of book Ft. Worth Weekly, 7/5/06
Twig's story is unique St. Paul Pioneer Press, 5/26/06
Manager goes long New York Times, 12/07/05
Terwilliger bunts one for the books Ft. Worth Weekly, 5/05 (an especially good story)

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