Tuhia tētahi tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - I whānau a Deegan ki Camden, New Jersey. I tīmata tana mahi whakawā i te Rōpū Midwest i te tau 1953. I mahi hoki ia i ngā Rōpū o Carolina me te Tonga i mua i tana noho hei kaiwhakawa nui i te tau 1965. I roto i te majors, i whakahaeretia e ia e wha nga Raupapa Whakataetae American League: 1970 (Game One anake), 1974, 1977 me 1984
He aha? I whakawakia hoki ia i te 1978 All Star Game me te 1976 World Series; ko ia te kaiwhakawa papa kaainga mo te Kepa Tuawha o te Raupapa, i wikitoria ai te toa o Cincinnati Reds i runga i te kaha o te mahi a Johnny Bench e rua-whare, e rima-RBI hei whakaoti i te kopikopiko o nga New York Yankees. I taua kēmu, i peia e Bruce Froemming te kaiwhakahaere o te Yankees a Billy Martin i muri i te whiunga a Martin i te poitūkohu ki a Deegan.