John Douglas "Jack" Dittmer (January 10, 1928 – May 31, 2014) was a

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second baseman. He played six seasons in the majors, from until , for the Boston / Milwaukee Braves and

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. As an amateur, Dittmer was a three-sport star at Elkader High School, where he played basketball, baseball, and football. In Dittmer's senior year of high school, he was selected the best high-school baseball player in the state of Iowa, and he went on to play in a National All-star Game. He continued to play all three sports at the

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, where he was mainly known as a wide receiver. Dittmer was inducted into the

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in 1993.

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