Tyrus Raymond Cobb,nicknamed "the Georgia Peach",was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. He was born in rural Narrows,Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers,the last six as the team's player-manager,and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1936,Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame ballot,receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes (98.2%);no other player received a higher percentage of votes until Tom Seaver in 1992. In 1999,the Sporting News ranked Ty Cobb third on their list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players."
Lucius Benjamin "Luke" Appling,nicknamed "Old Aches and Pains" was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox (1930–1950). He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1964.
Robert Cleckler Bowden was an American college football coach. Bowden coached the Florida State Seminoles of Florida State University (FSU) from 1976 to 2009 and is considered one of the greatest college football coaches of all time for his accomplishments with the Seminoles.
Christopher Jon Weinke is an American football coach,former professional football player,and former professional baseball player. After spending six years in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league baseball system,he enrolled at Florida State University at the age of 25,and played quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles. He thereafter played professionally in the NFL,where he spent most of his career with the Carolina Panthers.
Marlon Jerrard Byrd is an American former professional baseball outfielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies,Washington Nationals,Texas Rangers,Chicago Cubs,Boston Red Sox,New York Mets,Pittsburgh Pirates,San Francisco Giants,Cincinnati Reds,and Cleveland Indians.
Charles Louis Trippi is a former American football player. He played professionally for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1947 to 1955. Although primarily a running back,his versatility allowed him to fill a multitude of roles over his career,including quarterback,defensive back,punter,and return specialist. A "quintuple-threat",Trippi was adept at running,catching,passing,punting,and defense.
Alva Lee Holloman,nicknamed "Bobo",was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB),who played in one season with the American League (AL) St. Louis Browns,in 1953. In 22 career games,he pitched 65+1⁄3 innings and posted a win–loss record of 3–7,with a 5.23 earned run average (ERA).
Jeffrey Lee Shaw is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher,who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox of the American League (AL),and the Montreal Expos,Cincinnati Reds,and Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League (NL),during a 12-year career from 1990 to 2001. His son,Travis Shaw,is an MLB infielder.
Wallace Moses was an American professional baseball right fielder,who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics,Chicago White Sox (1942–46),and Boston Red Sox (1946–48). Moses batted and threw left-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). He was born in Uvalda,Georgia and attended Vidalia High School. He is the only player in Major League Baseball history to accomplish a "walk off steal of home" more than once,which he did twice.
Sherrod Malone (Sherry) Smith was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1911 until 1927,he pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1911–12),Brooklyn Robins and Cleveland Indians (1922–1927). Smith batted right-handed and threw left-handed. He was born in Monticello,Georgia.
Joe Hicks Tipton was an American professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1948 through 1954 with the Cleveland Indians,Chicago White Sox,Philadelphia Athletics,and the Washington Senators. In 417 career games,Tipton recorded a batting average of .236 and accumulated 29 home runs,and 125 runs batted in (RBI).
James Goodwin Bowden IV is an American baseball analyst. He is a co-host of SiriusXM's "Inside Pitch" on MLB Network Radio and a columnist for The Athletic. He previously worked for ESPN,writing a blog for ESPN.com titled "The GM's Office". He used to be a host and co-host on Fox Sports Radio,a baseball analyst for FoxSports.com and a Baseball Insider for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels for Fox Sports West. He has held positions of Senior Vice President and General Manager for both the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals. On October 16,1992 he became the youngest general manager in baseball history. He was named MLB Executive of the Year by Baseball America in 1999. Bowden's teams finished in first place in 1994 and 1995. Bowden has also worked in television for ESPN and Fox Sports West as well as local television and radio stations in both Cincinnati and Washington,D.C.
Oliver Joel "Lil' Joel" Hunt was American football and baseball player and coach of football. He played college football at Texas A&M University from 1925 to 1927 and served as the head football coach at the University of Georgia in 1938 and the University of Wyoming in 1939. Hunt also played professional baseball in the minor leagues and briefly with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1967.
Hugh Thomas "Fireman" Casey was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Chicago Cubs (1935),Brooklyn Dodgers,Pittsburgh Pirates (1949),and New York Yankees (1949).
Edward Terrance Kazak was a Major League Baseball third baseman who played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds from 1948 to 1952. Born Edward Terrance Tkaczuk,he graduated from Cecil Township High School in 1938,where he played both baseball and soccer. He played sandlot baseball and played in the Georgia–Florida League for a few years,boasting a batting average of .378 in 1941 when with Albany,the team that won the Georgia-Florida pennant.
Stanley Robert Heath was a quarterback in the National Football League who played 12 games for the Green Bay Packers.
Michael Matthew Bowden is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs,in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Saitama Seibu Lions,and in the KBO League (KBO) with the Doosan Bears. He attended high school at Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora,Illinois. He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.
Michael Anthony Rizzo is an American baseball front office executive who is the President of Baseball Operations and general manager of the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Benjamin Douglas Bowden is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
Bowden Francis is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
