Chet Lemon enjoyed a 16-year MLB career after being drafted out of Fremont High. After he retired, he taught baseball in ...

Former Detroit Tigers center fielder Chet Lemon, a key member of the 1984 World Series championship team, has died at age 70. Lemon's impact extended beyond his MLB career through his youth ...

Editor's note: This column originally ran in the Detroit Free Press on April 11, 1986. Chet Lemon died on May 8, 2025. A note from Mitch: I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Chet Lemon.

Legendary Detroit Tigers outfielder Chet Lemon died at age 70 on May 8, and the Free Press has made a special commemorative page print.

Former Detroit Tigers center fielder Chet Lemon, key member of 1984 World Series champions, died May 8 at his home in Florida ...

Chet Lemon, a three-time All Star and World Series champion with the 1984 Detroit Tigers, has died at the age of 70.

Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Chet Lemon died at 70 on Thursday. This is a roundup of reactions to his death.

After Chet Lemon retired from the Detroit Tigers, he sparked a love of baseball in more than 70 MLB players, and a love of ...

In a flashback column from 1986, Chet Lemon had a unique relationship with his ratty old glove, which had been through wars ...

Chet Lemon, a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star and member of the 1984 World Series champion Detroit Tigers, died Thursday at the age of 70. Lemon played 16 seasons in the major leagues ...

Chet Lemon, a 16-year MLB veteran and 1984 World Series champion, died on Thursday. He was 70. “He was sleeping on his reclining sofa,” his wife, Gigi Lemon, told the Detroit Free Press.