Editing Lou Brock (section)

== Awards, honors and life after baseball ==
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|Name   = Lou Brock
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Brock received numerous awards during his playing career. In January 1968 he was named the recipient of the [[Babe Ruth Award]] as the outstanding player in the 1967 World Series.<ref>{{cite news |title=N.Y. Writers Cite Schoendienst, Brock |agency=Associated Press |work=Reading Eagle |page=49 |date=January 21, 1968 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WyArAAAAIBAJ&pg=5717,2609909}}</ref> Brock was honored with [[The Sporting News Player of the Year Award]] in 1974.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brock, Burroughs Named |agency=Associated Press |work=The Evening Independent |page=3 |date=October 24, 1974 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5ktQAAAAIBAJ&pg=6093,2617692}}</ref> In the wake of his record-setting 118 stolen bases during the 1974 season, Brock was named the winner of the [[Roberto Clemente Award]] in March 1975, for best exemplifying the game of baseball both on and off the field.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lou Brock receives Clemente Award |agency=United Press International |work=The Deseret News |page=18 |date=March 20, 1975 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ncxSAAAAIBAJ&pg=7141,4610048}}</ref> In 1977 he was awarded the [[Lou Gehrig Memorial Award]] as the player who best exemplified [[Lou Gehrig]]'s ability and character.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brock gets Gehrig honor |work=St. Petersburg Times |page=3 |date=November 30, 1977 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YXJQAAAAIBAJ&pg=5801,6472067}}</ref> In 1978, the National League announced that its annual stolen base leader would receive the Lou Brock Award, making Brock the first active player to have an award named after him.<ref name=" St. Louis Cardinals Retired numbers"/>

In October 1979, Brock was named the National League's [[Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award|Comeback Player of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lou Brock wins Comeback Player award |agency=United Press International |work=The Daily Reporter |page=12 |date=October 29, 1979 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HFsrAAAAIBAJ&pg=1346,2374352}}</ref> In December 1979, he was named as the recipient of the [[Hutch Award]], given to the player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire of [[Fred Hutchinson]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Hutch Award To Lou Brock |agency=Associated Press |work=Schenectady Gazette |page=29 |date=December 7, 1979 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NRIhAAAAIBAJ&pg=5800,2899172}}</ref> On September 9, 1979, the St. Louis Cardinals retired Brock's jersey number 20, an honor that had been bestowed upon only three other players; [[Stan Musial]], [[Dizzy Dean]], and [[Bob Gibson]].<ref name="St. Louis Cardinals Retired numbers"/> In 1983, he was inducted into the [[Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasportshall.com/index.php?src=directory&view=inductee&submenu=HallofFame&srctype=detail&back=inductee&refno=331 |title=Lou Brock at the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame |publisher=lasportshall.com |access-date=April 20, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Newloubrockprofile.jpg|upright|thumb|Brock in 2008]]
Brock was inducted into the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] in 1985, his first year of eligibility.<ref name="Lou Brock at The Baseball Hall of Fame"/> He was inducted into the [[Missouri Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mosportshalloffame.com/inductee_detail/Lou+Brock/223 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423035210/http://www.mosportshalloffame.com/inductee_detail/Lou+Brock/223 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 23, 2011 |title=Lou Brock at the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame |publisher=mosportshalloffame.com |access-date=April 20, 2011}}</ref> Brock was inducted into the [[St. Louis Walk of Fame]] in May 1994 and, in 1995 he was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/?view=achievement |title=St. Louis Walk of Fame Inductees |last=St. Louis Walk of Fame |publisher=stlouiswalkoffame.org |access-date=April 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031162946/http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/?view=achievement |archive-date=October 31, 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/lou-brock.html |title=St. Louis Walk of Fame |publisher=stlouiswalkoffame.org |access-date=April 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513234843/http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/lou-brock.html |archive-date=May 13, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arksportshalloffame.com/?s=lou+brock |title=Lou Brock at the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame |publisher=arksportshalloffame.com |access-date=April 23, 2011}}</ref> In 1999, he was ranked Number 58 on ''[[The Sporting News]]''' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/lisn100.shtml |title=100 Greatest Baseball Players by The Sporting News : A Legendary List by Baseball Almanac |work=baseball-almanac.com |access-date=November 12, 2015}}</ref> and was nominated as a finalist for the [[Major League Baseball All-Century Team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/legendary/lisn100.shtml |title=Baseball's 100 Greatest Players |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date=April 20, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_history_moreinfo.jsp |title=Major League Baseball All-Century Team |work=mlb.com |access-date=April 20, 2011}}</ref> In 2014, Brock and 21 other former players and personnel were inducted into the new [[St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Cardinals Press Release |date=January 18, 2014 |title=Cardinals establish Hall of Fame & detail induction process |publisher=www.stlouis.cardinals.[[MLB.com|mlb.com]] |url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140118&content_id=66822534&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl |url-status=dead |access-date=January 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126165854/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140118&content_id=66822534&vkey=pr_stl&c_id=stl |archive-date=January 26, 2014}}</ref>

After retiring from baseball, Brock prospered as a businessman, especially as a florist in the [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] area.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flower Child Brock Stung By The Thorns Of A Dilemma |work=The Evening Independent |page=3 |date=October 8, 1968 |access-date=April 20, 2011 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xERQAAAAIBAJ&pg=7043,1775682}}</ref> He briefly worked as a [[color analyst]] for ''[[Monday Night Baseball]]'' on [[Major League Baseball on ABC|ABC]] in 1980, and for [[Chicago White Sox]] telecasts the following year. Brock regularly appeared at Cardinals games. When he stepped onto the field he was always greeted by a loud, low-pitched cheer of "Loooouuuuuuuuuuuu". He also lent his name to a unique rainhat, shaped like a miniature umbrella, meant to be worn at games during showers in lieu of retreating to the concourse. The product was called the "[[Umbrella hat|Brockabrella]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/42-15810145/august-a-busch-jrand-lou-brock-wearing.|title = Royalty Free Stock Photos, Illustrations, Vector Art, and Video Clips - Getty Images}}</ref>

During the 1980s and 1990s, Brock was a [[spring training]] baserunning instructor with various MLB clubs, including the [[1982 St. Louis Cardinals season|1982 Cardinals]], [[1987 Minnesota Twins season|1987 Minnesota Twins]], [[1988 Los Angeles Dodgers season|1988 Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[1993 Montreal Expos season|1993 Montreal Expos]]. The first three of those four teams won the [[World Series]].<ref>[https://greensboro.com/expos-have-brock-history-behind-them-montreal-getting-help-from-baserunning-expert/article_07adb0e1-72e2-5277-93ce-fb5400f98573.html "Expos Have Brock, History Behind Them; Montreal Getting Help From Baserunning Expert," ''News & Record'' (Greensboro, NC), Friday, March 19, 1993.] Retrieved September 7, 2020</ref>