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08-26-2022, 11:58 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-26-2022, 12:01 PM by
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MLB/NBA players
1. Gene Conley won the World Series with the Braves and three straight titles with the Celtics (1959-61)
2. Dave Debusschere
3. Danny Ainge
4. Chuck Connors, a/k/a Kevin Joseph Aloysius Connors - He shattered the first NBA backboard during a game. But not during a slam dunk. It was a length-of-the-court pass that broke the backboard in 1946.
5. Bobb is right, Dick Groat played a year in the NBA and had a substantive career with the Pirates and Cardinals.
6. Johnny Gee played with the Giants and Pirates in MLB and the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA.
7. Hank Biasatti was the only Canadian, playing for the Toronto Huskies in 1946 and the Philadelphia Athletics in 1949.
8. Mark Hendrickson went to WSU, and was drafted seven times into MLB, all between the 13th and 32nd round of drafts between 1992 and 1997.
9. Cotton Nash played for the Warriors in SF, then a few games with the White Sox and Twins..[/font][/size][/color]
10. Dick Ricketts played with the Hawks and Royals for a few years, then pitched for the Cardinals for a few games. His brother was an end-of-the-bench sub for eight years in the 1960s.
11. Howie Schultz played baseball full time in WWII, then for a few years afterward. He helped the Minneapolis Lakers win a championship in 1952.
12. The only one I knew for sure was Ron Reed, who pitched for the Phillies on their 1980 world series winning team, and played for the Detroit Pistons from 1965-67. He had a 19 year pitching career.
13. Steve Hamilton played for the Lakers from 1958-1960 and pitched for 12 years for the Giants, Cubs, White Sox, Senators, Indians, but mostly the Yankees.
Audaces fortuna iuvat
