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About
New York Yankees shortstop who played in twelve All-Star Games and won five World Series by his 18th season.
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Before Fame
He played basketball and baseball during high school, and received the Kalamazoo Area B'nai B'rith Award for being a scholar and an athlete.
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Trivia Fact
His autobiography, The Life You Imagine: Life Lessons for Achieving Your Dreams, became a bestseller in 2000.
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Family Life:
His father, Sanderson, Charles Jeter, worked as a counselor for people with substance abuse problems. His mother, Dorothy Jeter, worked as an accountant, and made Derek sign behavioral contracts as a child.
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Associated With
He and Mariano Rivera have won multiple world series titles together, and are considered to be the two greatest Yankees players of their era.
