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Pitt's Director of Athletics Heather Lyke said, "Bobby Grier is a richly deserving honoree in our Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame". [7] [8] Grier is also a member of the Sugar Bowl Hall of Fame and the Western Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and the “Wall of Champions” at Massillon (Ohio) High School. [9]
Angels Hall of Fame James Louis " Jim " Fregosi (April 4, 1942 – February 14, 2014) was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager , who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1978 , primarily for the Los Angeles / California Angels .
Williams has the highest winning percentage of any Athletics manager, .603. [6] Four managers have served multiple terms as the Athletics' manager. Connie Mack's son Earle Mack served as interim manager twice, in 1937 and 1939, when his father was ill. [10] [11] Hank Bauer served as the Athletics' manager from 1961 to 1962, and then again in ...
Multiple professional athletes were born or raised in the Pittsburgh area. Major League Baseball players Ken Griffey Sr., [77] his Hall of Fame son Ken Griffey Jr., [78] and Hall of Famer Stan Musial were born in Donora, Pennsylvania. [79] Hall of Fame inductee, player and manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Honus Wagner was born and raised in ...
Leyland's résumé for entry into the Hall of Fame covered 22 MLB seasons as a manager. He managed the Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-96), Florida Marlins (1997-98), Colorado Rockies (1999) and Detroit ...
On November 12, 1892, Heffelfinger became the first known professional football player. He was paid $500 to play in a game against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. Heffelfinger picked up a Pittsburgh fumble and ran 35 yards for a touchdown, winning the game 4–0 for Allegheny. Although observers held suspicions, the payment remained a secret for ...
Aug. 11—Pat Pecora recently was officially inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Chapter, his ninth hall of fame induction. The Pitt-Johnstown wrestling ...
Parker was elected to the Reds Hall of Fame Class of 2014, which also included fellow Cincinnati natives Ron Oester and Ken Griffey Jr. [26] In 2012, he was inducted into the Cincinnati Public Schools Athletic Hall of Fame. [4] On September 3, 2022, he was inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame as part of its inaugural class.