Bob AspromonteĀ is the first recipient of theĀ Jim Umbricht Award
On January 19Ā , 1965 — Bob Aspromonte is the first recipient of the Jim Umbricht Award, given to the team’s most valuable player for the previous season. The honor was renamed after Umbricht’s death from cancer the previous April.
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