Tony Kubek

Tony Kubek played with the New York Yankees for just over eight years. Those teams won seven American League pennants and three world championships. Tony was selected for several all-star teams. After retiring as a player, he worked 24 years for NBC TV as an analyst. In addition, he spent 13 seasons telecasting Toronto Blue Jay games on a Canadian television network. His last five years broadcasting were spent working for the Madison Square Garden TV Network doing Yankee games. Tony was elected to the broadcaster wing (Ford Frick Award) of the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, the National Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame, where a media award is given annually in his name. Tony and his wife Margaret have been active as volunteers in their community. They participated in a program that assists Hmong to assimilate into the community and currently serve on the board of directors for the Alternative Center for Education (ACE), a non-profit that evaluates and treats individuals with learning disabilities. Tony is certified to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) and taught Latino men. He also helped start a Consumer Supported Agriculture (CSA) with a farmer friend. Margaret and Tony reside in Wisconsin with their children and grandchildren.