May God bless you and your...
Rest in Paradise Chester my old school friend, we stayed in trouble at Edison class clowning. I will always remember all the jokes and laughter. From Sharon Simmons
Sharon Simmons
June 22, 2025
Apopka, Florida
Feb 12, 1955 – May 8, 2025 (Age 70)
Chet Lemon, an all-star centerfielder with the Detroit Tigers who won a World Series with the team in 1984, died May 8, 2025, in Apopka, Florida after a series of health issues at the age of 70.
Lemon was, in many ways, one of the overlooked stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s, a...
Read MoreRest in Paradise Chester my old school friend, we stayed in trouble at Edison class clowning. I will always remember all the jokes and laughter. From Sharon Simmons
Sharon Simmons
June 22, 2025
My condolences.
Mr. Jr.
May 21, 2025
Another " Great One " gone . RIP Chet . Prayers to his family. Sue Willard Gr.Mich .
Sue Willard
May 18, 2025
Thank you Chet! I was always excited to open a pack of baseball cards and yours came up! My friends and I would trade back and forth and yours were "up my sleeve" so to speak, not wanting to get pressured into trading it. I knew you were a great guy though I didn´t know you. My heavy heart goes out to your friends and family. The man played in time when the game was great and fun to watch. Rest.
Bryan Koch
May 14, 2025
One of my childhood heroes.
Kevin b
May 12, 2025
I played with Chet as a Denver Bear in 1975 and with the CWS in 1976, some of his teammates were other MLB players... Jim Lyttle, Hugh Yancy, Lamar Johnson, Steve Dunning, Pete Vucovich, Mike Buskey and Pete Varney and myself. Tony Larussa also played on that team. Chet was an always smiling, and never anything but gracious. He was quiet and totally a loyal teammate. We all knew he was a major leaguer and I never saw him angry or disgruntled. Later, in 1977 & 1978 I played against him when I...
Sam Ewing
May 12, 2025
Prayers for the Lemon family, May God be with you in your time of loss.
RB
May 12, 2025
Rest in Peace White sox 4ever
Kerry Jones
May 11, 2025
Our deepest sympathy from old friends in Lakeland FL.....Mitch and Kathy Birdwell
Mitch and Kathy Birdwell
May 10, 2025