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Stephen Michael Palermo (October 9, 1949 – May 14, 2017) was an umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1991. His field career ended when he was shot in the back following his decision to intervene and apprehend the assailants in an altercation outside Campisi's, a Dallas Italian restaurant.
May 14, 2017 · Steve Palermo, whose umpiring career was cut short after he was shot in 1991 while trying to break up a robbery, has died at the age of 67.
May 14, 2017 · Steve Palermo, a former American League umpire and a longtime umpire supervisor for MLB, passed away in 2017. He was known for his leadership, courage and ability to explain the rules of baseball.
- Jeffrey Flanagan
May 14, 2017 · Former baseball umpire Steve Palermo, right, whose accomplished on-field career ended when he was shot trying to break up a robbery in 1991, has died at age 67. Palermo won many admirers with his...
May 15, 2017 · Steve Palermo, whose career as a major league baseball umpire ended when he was shot and partly paralyzed in 1991 after intervening in a robbery outside a Dallas restaurant, died on Sunday in...
May 15, 2017 · Steve Palermo was a courageous and kind umpire who survived a shooting and a cancer diagnosis. He impacted many people with his stories, his smile and his love for baseball.
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May 14, 2017 · Steve Palermo, who was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot in 1991, passed away after a battle with cancer. He was a respected umpire, communicator and leader in baseball for over four decades.
