Dean, Jerome Herman (Dizzy Dean), 1911-74, American baseball player, b. Lucas, Ark. His name was originally Jay Hanna Dean. A colorful right-handed pitcher, Dean performed brilliantly (1930-37) for the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. After his pitching arm was injured he was traded (1938) to the Chicago Cubs but retired three years later. Dean became (1941) a sportscaster on radio and television and was noted for his picturesque descriptions of baseball games. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.

The Pride of St. Louis is a 1952 biographical film of the life of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Jerome Herman "Dizzy" Dean. It starred Dan Dailey as Dean, Joanne Dru as his wife, and Richard Crenna as his brother Paul "Daffy" Dean, also a major league pitcher. The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox.

Guy Trosper was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story.

Cast

• Dan Dailey as Jerome Herman Dean
• Joanne Dru as Patricia Nash Dean
• Richard Crenna as Paul Dean
• Richard Hylton as Johnny Kendall
• Hugh Sanders as Horst
• James Brown as Moose
• Leo Cleary as Houston Manager Ed Monroe

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