legendary Dodgers Player Gil Hodge’s wife, Joan Hodges, Dies at 95

Joan Hodges was well-known as the World Series-winning Mets manager and legendary Dodgers player Gil Hodges’ wife.

Gil Hodges’ wife Joan Hodges passes away at age 95.

Gil Hodges’ wife Joan Hodges, passed away on Saturday night after a protracted illness. She was 10 days away from turning 96.

Prior to Sunday’s game against the Pirates, the Mets, who Gil Hodges managed to a World Series championship in 1969, offered a tribute and a moment of remembrance for Joan.

“We are thankful that Joan was able to see Gil inducted into the Hall of Fame in July,” Mets president Sandy Alderson said in a statement. “That meant so much to her and the entire Mets and Hodges family. She was a true baseball fan and still followed her two favorite teams, the Mets and Dodgers. We send our condolences to her daughters, Irene and Cindy, her son Gil Jr. and the rest of the Hodges family.”

On the day of the wedding, Irene expressed her happiness for her mother, who couldn’t make it but watched it on TV from Brooklyn, saying that she was “particularly thrilled” for her. Irene made sure her mother was informed of her father’s Cooperstown induction at the same time Jane Forbes Clark, the Hall of Fame’s chairperson of the board, told her about it in December.

Conversation with Forbes Clark

“I spoke to Jane, crying,” Irene said, retelling her conversation with Forbes Clark. “[I said], ‘I just want to ask you, my Mom is 95 and she is right here with me. Can you please tell her yourself, so she can hear it from you?’ Jane said, ‘Of course.’ I gave my mother the phone. When I handed her the phone, she said, ‘Who is it?’ I said, ‘Mommy, they want to tell you Daddy is voted into the Hall of Fame.’

She put her hands on her chest and said, ‘Really? He really did it. Oh, Gil, I’m so happy.’ She spoke to [Forbes Clark] on the phone and handed me the phone. She was thrilled.”

Joan Hodges Age, Family, and Early Life 

Joan Hodges was 95 years old. She was born in the year 1926 in Brooklyn, New York. She was of American nationality and white ethnicity.

The names of her parents are unknown at the moment.

Joan Hodges Career, What was her Profession?

Not much is known about the professional life of Joan Hodges. She stayed home raising her children in Brooklyn.

Which school and college did she go to?

The high school she attended and the university she graduated from are all under review.

Joan Hodges Net Worth, How much does she earn?

The net worth or the income details of Joan was not a very common topic of discussion. Thus no precise information on her net worth is available.

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Joan Hodges Husband, What is her relationship?

Joan Hodges was married to Gil Hodges. Hodges was well-known as the World Series-winning Mets manager and legendary Dodgers player Gil Hodges’s wife. Gil Hodges died of a heart attack at age 47 in 1972.

Joan and Gil raised their children in the Brooklyn house where they both lived. She is survived by Irene as well as the couple’s daughter Cindy and son Gil Jr.

Is she available on any social media platforms?

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Physical Appearance of Joan Hodges’s Height, Weight

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