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Ozzie Virgil Sr., the first Dominican-born baseball player in the major leagues, has died, MLB announced Sunday. He was 92. Virgil became the first nonwhite Detroit Tigers player when he joined ...
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962) is an American former professional baseball and football player. He is the only professional athlete in history to be named an All-Star in two major North American sports. [1]
Ozzie Virgil Sr., the first player native to the Dominican Republic to play Major League Baseball, died at the age of 92. He played nine seasons in the majors.
He was named a first-team NFL All-Pro seven times and was an 11-time Pro Bowler at guard and tackle. He helped the Cowboys win Super Bowl XXX in 1996. Larry Allen was one of the most incredible ...
Steve Gardner, USA TODAY June 17, 2024 at 10:47 AM Former MLB infielder and coach Mike Brumley was killed in a multi-vehicle crash near Edwards, Mississippi, on Saturday, according to multiple ...
John Hardin Stearns (August 21, 1951 – September 15, 2022), nicknamed "Bad Dude", was an American professional baseball catcher and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the New York Mets from 1975 to 1984 after playing a single game for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1974.
Fewer than 70 athletes are known to have played in both Major League Baseball (MLB) [a] and the National Football League (NFL). This includes two Heisman Trophy winners (Vic Janowicz and Bo Jackson) [1] and seven members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Red Badgro, [2] Paddy Driscoll, [3] George Halas, [4] Ernie Nevers, [5] Ace Parker, [6] Jim Thorpe, [7] and Deion Sanders). [8]
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Uecker signed his first professional contract with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and reached the majors in 1962. He’d last six seasons in the big leagues as a backup catcher, finishing with a .200 average and 14 homers. He won a World Series ring with St. Louis in 1964 and also played for Atlanta and Philadelphia.