I saw a story about Joe Altobelli but it said all 6 of his kids stayed in the Rochester (Detroit?) area I think.
John Altobelli overcame a lot of physical stuff in that one link. Must be same guy. Chicagoan at heart.
Nov 27, 1991 Dateline though. We'll kknow soon enough...
Patti Singer
THE BALTIMORE EVENING SUN
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Joe Altobelli fulfilled a promise he made to himself more than 10 years ago when he returned to the Rochester Red Wings as their general manager.
Altobelli, who managed the Baltimore Orioles to their 1983 World Series title, came back to what he calls his hometown team yesterday. The Red Wings are the Orioles' Class AAA affiliate in the International League.
"When I first left here in 1977 when I got the job in San Francisco to manage . . . the thought occurred to me way back then that someday I would be back in Rochester," Altobelli said at a news conference at Silver Stadium. "I thought it would be managing. Here I am."
Altobelli played for the Red Wings from 1963 to 1966 and managed them from 1971 to 1976. As manager, he led them to four first-place finishes and the Junior World Series title in 1971.
Altobelli, 59, a native of Detroit, has considered Rochester his hometown since 1966. He and his wife, Pat, have raised six children here, all of whom are still in the area.
Wikipedia entry for Joe Altobelli said 6 kids, but no specific names.