Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved, has died at 83.
Rose was a 17-time All-Star and played on three World Series winners, but his controversial legacy for gambling on baseball overshadowed his historic achievements.
For fans who came of age in the 1960s and '70s, no player was more exciting than Rose, with his relentless hustle and record-breaking career milestones.
With 4,256 hits, breaking Ty Cobb's record, Rose's total was so extraordinary that only averaging 200 hits for 20 years would still leave one short.
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