Some players couldn't stand him. Other grew to love him. To fans it didn't matter, whether he was on the 3rd base line or in the dugout whispering into Bowa's ear. Seeing Vukovich in a Phillies uniform made sense. And now he's gone.p>

John Kruk may have summed him up the best:

"He always had that protective guard. He wasn’t going to let you inside. But the last five or six years is when I realized how much he cared about the players and the organization as a whole. I care about the Phillies organization, but I’m a Mets fan compared to him. He was a diehard. He was a Phillie.”