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Tommy Helms is a baseball manager and baseball player, born on May 5, 1941 in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Tommy Helms is 85 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes West Mecklenburg High School. Recorded honors include Rawlings Gold Glove Award and North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (2013).
My Take
Tommy Helms is exactly the kind of player I find quietly admirable. He was not a slugger chasing headlines but a Gold Glove second baseman whose value lived in the dependable, unglamorous work of defense, anchored by eight seasons with the Cincinnati Reds. Players like him are the connective tissue of a winning team, and the fact that he went on to manage and earned induction into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 2013 speaks to a lifetime devoted to the craft. He passed in 2025, leaving the kind of steady, respected career that I think baseball undervalues at its peril.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tommy Helms
- Name (Japanese)
- トミー・ヘルムズ
- Reading
- とみー・へるむず
- Born
- May 5, 1941 (age 85)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Snake
- Origin
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Occupation
- baseball manager / baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- West Mecklenburg High School
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- 2013 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy%20Helms
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7819512
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Tommy Helms born?
Born May 5, 1941 (age 85).
Where is Tommy Helms from?
Tommy Helms is from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.
What does Tommy Helms do?
Tommy Helms works as baseball manager, baseball player.
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