Dave Bristol

James David Bristol (born June 23, 1933) played minor league baseball as a right-handed second baseman from 1951 to 1961, attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Western Carolina University before his playing career ended without a Major League appearance. He transitioned into managing and coaching, guiding the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Atlanta Braves, and San Francisco Giants as a big-league manager, and serving as a coach with the Philadelphia Phillies and Montreal Expos. His 44-year career in professional baseball included an early managerial role with the Reds organization that contributed to the development of the club later known as the Big Red Machine. He was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 2018.