May 4, 20206 yr Despite being a 4-time World Series champion, pitching over 200 wins, and sitting on the list of 150 lowest career ERA’s in the history of Major League Baseball, Casey County, KY native Carl Mays is not a member of the MLB Hall Of Fame. Many baseball historians attribute this to the fact that Mays was the pitcher responsible for throwing the infamous wild pitch that struck Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman in the head and resulted in the single on-field death of a player in the history of Major League Baseball. Name the 10 hall-of-famers born in Kentucky who have been named to either the MLB Hall of Fame, NFL Hall of Fame or the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. EDIT: There are 11 hall-of-famers born in Kentucky who have been named to either the MLB Hall of Fame, NFL Hall of Fame or the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
May 4, 20206 yr Riley and Issel for basketball Bunning and Pee Wee Reese for baseball Will have to think about football. Do coaches count?
May 4, 20206 yr Author Riley and Issel for basketball Bunning and Pee Wee Reese for baseball Will have to think about football. Do coaches count? Coaches count (although there aren't any). Dan Issel was born in Illinois, and Pat Riley was born in New York.
May 4, 20206 yr Brain cramp there. Paul Hornung played high school ball in Louisville, didn't he? Not sure if he was born there though.
May 4, 20206 yr Author Brain cramp there. Paul Hornung played high school ball in Louisville, didn't he? Not sure if he was born there though. Hornung played at Flaget High School in Louisville and was born in Louisville. He is one of the 10.
May 4, 20206 yr Hornung played at Flaget High School in Louisville and was born in Louisville. He is one of the 10. What about Bunning and Reese?
May 4, 20206 yr Author Paul Hornung played high school ball in Louisville, didn't he? Not sure if he was born there though. What about Bunning and Reese? Earle Combs from great Yankees teams. Wes Unseld? Paul Hornung – NFL Hall Of Famer Jim Bunning – MLB Hall Of Famer Pee Wee Reese – MLB Hall Of Famer Earle Combs – MLB Hall Of Famer
May 4, 20206 yr Author Wes Unseld Cliff Hagan Frank Ramsey Arnie Risen Dave Cowens Paul Hornung Jim Bunning Is Tom Jackson in the football HOF? Interesting...the article I saw left out Hagan. So that makes 11 hall of famers, total. Tom Jackson won a Pro Football Hall Of Fame broadcasting award, so the list I saw must only be looking for players.
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