But the christening of Rose as "Charlie Hustle" was anything but complimentary. In a spring training game against New York that year, Rose bunted for a single, much to the amusement of Yankee's great Mickey Mantle and teammate Whitey Ford. From O'Brien's book:

As Cincinnati resident Shaun Snyder visited Pete Rose's statue on Monday night, he had four generations of his family on his mind. After the news broke of Rose's death Monday evening, Snyder brought his young daughter and son to visit Rose's statue.

Reds legend Pete Rose died naturally as a result of heart disease, a spokesperson for the Clark County, Nevada, medical examiner said Tuesday morning. The medical examiner's office confirmed on Monday that a family member found Rose dead at his home.