Sheldon "Chief" Bender, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1919
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 27-Feb-2008
Profession: baseball manager
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Sheldon "Chief" Bender
- Sheldon "Chief" Bender (November 25, 1919 – February 27, 2008) was an American player and manager in minor league baseball and a scout, scouting director and farm system director in Major League Baseball who spent 64 years in the game. Bender is most closely identified with the Cincinnati Reds, where he spent 39 years (1967–2005) as a front office executive and consultant.
- An associate of general manager Bob Howsam, Bender was Cincinnati's farm system director of the "Big Red Machine" era and served in that post for 22 years, 1967–88.
- His system produced such players as Baseball Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, Ken Griffey, Sr., Dave Concepción, Don Gullett, Eric Davis and Paul O'Neill.
- The Reds' minor league player of the year award is named after him.
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