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He died in 1972, 12 years before Redford portrayed Roy Hobbs, the character inspired by Waitkus.
NPR: Obsessed Fan Who Shot Player, Inspired Movie, Dies
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After the 1948 season, Waitkus was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies a fateful turn.
NPR: Obsessed Fan Who Shot Player, Inspired Movie, Dies
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She lived with her sister in a house just a few miles from the hotel where she shot Waitkus.
NPR: Obsessed Fan Who Shot Player, Inspired Movie, Dies
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So complete was this crush that the teenager set a place for Waitkus, whom she'd never met, at the family dinner table.
NPR: Obsessed Fan Who Shot Player, Inspired Movie, Dies
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The story began with what appeared to be just another young woman's crush on Eddie Waitkus, the Chicago Cubs' handsome first baseman.
NPR: Obsessed Fan Who Shot Player, Inspired Movie, Dies
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Waitkus, who played the season after he was shot, helping the Phillies win the National League pennant, decided not to press charges in 1952 when Steinhagen was deemed sane.
NPR: Obsessed Fan Who Shot Player, Inspired Movie, Dies
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Waitkus arrived at her room.
NPR: Obsessed Fan Who Shot Player, Inspired Movie, Dies