12 Facts About Jim Lett

1.

James Curtis Lett was born on January 3,1951 and is an American retired baseball player, and a former coach for several teams.

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2.

Jim Lett is a 1969 graduate of Winfield High School in Winfield, West Virginia, where he played football and basketball and ran track.

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3.

Jim Lett earned All-State honors in basketball as the top scorer in the state and All-America honors in football as a quarterback.

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4.

Jim Lett is a 1973 graduate of the University of Kentucky, where he was selected to the All-Southeastern Conference baseball team in 1971.

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5.

Jim Lett was a quarterback on the Wildcats football team.

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6.

Jim Lett has worked in professional baseball as a player, coach, manager and front office executive in each of the last 32 years, having spent 24 of those years within the Cincinnati Reds organization.

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7.

Jim Lett began his career as a player with Tampa Tarpons in 1973.

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8.

Jim Lett was a minor league manager in the Reds' chain from 1977 to 1985.

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9.

Jim Lett was the Reds' Bench Coach from 1986 to 1989 and again in 1996.

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10.

Jim Lett was the Blue Jays' assistant director of player development in 2000.

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11.

Jim Lett was not retained by the Pirates and subsequently was hired by the Milwaukee Brewers to coach for his hometown team, the Class-A West Virginia Power.

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12.

Jim Lett coached Hall of Fame reliever Trevor Hoffman in the minor leagues, helping to convert him from a shortstop to pitcher.

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