Chet Lemon: 1955-2025

May 8 2025 by South Side Sox

 

An all-time White Sox great succumbs after relentless health challenges

A tough day that most of knew was on the horizon finally came, as baseball great and former Chicago White Sox star center fielder Chet Lemon passed away today at his home in Apopka, Fla.

“He was sleeping on his reclining sofa,” Gigi, his wife, told the Detroit Free Press. “He just wasn’t responsive.”

Lemon suffered a seeming endless stretch of health woes, dating back to the end of his playing career....

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