PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, coach and executive, has become the first person in the Tampa Bay Rays' Hall of Fame.

Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, ... as a Rays' senior adviser from 2004 until his death ain June 2014 at age 83.

Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in ... as a Rays' senior adviser from 2004 until his death ain June 2014 at age 83. Zimmer's wife “Soot," whom he married at home plate during a minor league game ...

Don Zimmer, a popular fixture in ... He spent his last 11 years in the game, his longest stint with one team, as a Rays' senior adviser from 2004 until his death in June 2014 at age 83.