- Managed the 2003 Florida Marlins to the World Series Championship, at the age of 72
- Nicknamed "Trader Jack", he once traded his own son-in-law, Greg Booker, to another team
- National League Manager of the Year in 1999 and 2003
- Is the oldest manager in the Major Leagues, and the third oldest in history, behind Connie Mack and Casey Stengel
- Never played in major league baseball.
- Manager of the American League's Kansas City Royals (1973-1975) and Oakland Athlethics (1977 & 1978); and the National League's San Diego Padres (1988-1990), Cincinnati Reds (1997-2000), and Florida Marlins (2003-present).
- Veterans baseball field in his hometown of South Amboy was dedicated to him.
- He was inducted in the Cardinal McCarrick/St. Mary's High School Athletic Hall of Fame on October 28, 2000 in South Amboy, New Jersey.
- He has 9 grandchildren.
- He earned a Bachelors of Science degree from Elon College in Elon, North Carolina.
- He attended Holy Cross College and Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.
- He graduated from St. Mary's High School in South Amboy, New Jersey in 1948.
- Manager of the Florida Marlins (May 2003)
- Elon, North Carolina (June 2008)
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