<P> Foxx died in 1967 at age 59 in Miami, Florida . He became ill while eating dinner with his brother and was taken to a hospital, where resuscitative efforts failed . An autopsy showed that Foxx had choked on a piece of food . The year before, Foxx's second wife, Dorothy, had also died of choking . Foxx is buried at Flagler Memorial Park in Miami . </P> <P> A statue of Foxx was erected in his hometown of Sudlersville, Maryland, on October 25, 1997 . In 1999, he ranked number 15 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All - Century Team . </P> <P> Tom Hanks' character Jimmy Dugan in the movie A League of Their Own was largely based on Foxx and Hack Wilson, although the producers took a number of liberties in creating the role . </P> <P> Foxx is mentioned in the poem "Line - Up for Yesterday" by Ogden Nash: </P>

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