Jerry Neudecker
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Jerome A. Neudecker
- Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
- Born August 13, 1930 in Marine, IL USA
- Died January 11, 1997 in Fort Walton Beach, FL USA
Jerry Neudecker was an umpire in the Georgia-Alabama League (1950), Evangeline League (1951), South Atlantic League (1956), Georgia-Florida League (1957), Sally League again (1960-1962), and Southern League (1963-1965). He was then an American League umpire from 1966 to 1985. He called three All Star games (1966, 1972, 1976) and two World Series (1973, 1979). Neudecker is best remembered for being the last umpire to use a balloon (outside) chest protector.
