Ollie C. Vanek 1908 – 2000

Biography

Baseball Figure. He was a former major league baseball player (he played outfield for the 1936 Union City Greyhounds and Dodgers), who discovered the St. Louis Cardinal’s Stan Musial. He was a member of the St. Louis Baseball Hall of Fame, the National Baseball Scouting Hall of Fame and the Professional Baseball Scouting Association. (bio by: Connie Nisinger)  Family links:  Parents:  Frank V Vanek (1869 – 1940)  Marie Bauer Vanek (1874 – 1962)  Spouse:  Agnes J. Hottovy Vanek (1917 – 2008)*  Siblings:  Joseph Francis Vanek (1896 – 1949)*  Frank Joseph Vanek (1898 – 1969)*  Charles A Vanek (1900 – 1936)*  Marie B Vanek Kasper (1902 – 1988)*  Anna Vanek Zavadil (1904 – 1931)*  Elizabeth J Vanek Zavadil (1906 – 1999)*  Ollie C. Vanek (1908 – 2000) *Calculated relationship