Charlie Grimm

Charles John Grimm (August 28, 1898 – November 15, 1983), nicknamed "Jolly Cholly," was an American professional baseball player and manager who played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman, most notably for the Chicago Cubs. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, to parents of German extraction, he was known for being outgoing and chatty, even singing old-fashioned songs while accompanying himself on a left-handed banjo.

Grimm reached the majors in 1916, having been signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent on July 28. Two days later he appeared against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, playing left field and going 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in a 10–1 loss. He played twelve games for the Athletics, five of them as a pinch hitter. He later played for the Pittsburgh Pirates early in his career before being traded to the Cubs in 1925, and worked mostly for the Cubs for the remainder of his career.

Beyond playing and managing, Grimm served as a sometime radio sports commentator and a popular goodwill ambassador for baseball. He is one of a select few to have both played and managed in 2,000 games each.