Too young:
"Mel Stottlemyre, who pitched for the New York Yankees for 11 seasons and won five World Series titles as a pitching coach for the Yankees and the Mets, died Sunday in Seattle after battling cancer for almost 20 years. He was 77."
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25760426/former-yankees-pitcher-coach-mel-stottlemyre-dies-77
"Mel Stottlemyre, who pitched for the New York Yankees for 11 seasons and won five World Series titles as a pitching coach for the Yankees and the Mets, died Sunday in Seattle after battling cancer for almost 20 years. He was 77."
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25760426/former-yankees-pitcher-coach-mel-stottlemyre-dies-77