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Howard Albert "Hopalong" Cassady was an American professional football halfback and split end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes,where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1955. Cassady played in the NFL for eight seasons,seven of them for the Detroit Lions,with whom he won the 1957 NFL Championship Game. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.
John Calvin Klippstein was an American professional baseball pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for a number of teams,over an 18-season career. The most prominent portion of his early career was spent with the Chicago Cubs (1950–1954). Klippstein’s career stat line included a 101–118 record,with a 4.24 earned run average (ERA),in 711 games. He had 1,158 strikeouts in 1,967+2⁄3 innings pitched. Klippstein was often known for his control problems.
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Justin Lee Pope is an American professional baseball pitcher,coach,and manager. He is currently the pitching coach of the Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League - Class A. Pope played college baseball for the University of Central Florida,where he was a First Team All-American. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals,Pope played professionally in minor league baseball for the Cardinals,New York Yankees,and Philadelphia Phillies organizations without reaching Major League Baseball. After ending his playing career,Pope served as a coach in the Yankees farm system. On January 26,2008 Justin wed Kimberly Ann Helscel of Miami,Florida. They currently reside in Tampa,Florida.
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Christopher Andrew Hayes is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman. He is the head baseball coach at Jacksonville University. Hayes played college baseball at Jacksonville for coach Terry Alexander from 1992 to 1995.
