Walter Perry Johnson, nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators (1907–1927). He later served as manager of the Senators from 1929 through 1932 and for the Cleveland Indians from 1933 through 1935.
William Henry "Bucky" Walters was an American Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher and the 1939 National League MVP. A native of Philadelphia, Walters played for the Boston Braves, Boston Red Sox (1933–1934), Philadelphia Phillies (1934–1938) and Cincinnati Reds (1938–1948). He batted and threw right-handed.
Floyd Franklin Bannister is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 15-year baseball career, he pitched for the Houston Astros (1977–78), Seattle Mariners (1979–82), Chicago White Sox (1983–87), Kansas City Royals (1988–89), California Angels (1991), and the Texas Rangers (1992).
Ryan Ray Franklin is an American former professional baseball pitcher currently serving in the front office of the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis Cardinals.
Kent Franklin Mercker is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played for nine teams over his seventeen-year career.
Samuel Paul Derringer was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three National League teams from 1931 to 1945, primarily the Cincinnati Reds.
Franklin Walter Olin was the founder of the Olin Corporation.
James Franklin Hitchcock, Jr. was an American college football player and Major League Baseball player during the Depression Era. Hitchcock played for the Auburn Tigers football team of Auburn University, where he was the school's first All-American in both football and baseball.
Thomas William Parrott, nicknamed "Tacky Tom", was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of four seasons (1893–1896) with the Chicago Colts, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Browns. For his career, he compiled a 39–48 record in 115 appearances, with a 5.33 earned run average and 166 strikeouts.
The Allentown Brooks were a minor league baseball team that operated from 1935–1936. The nickname was derived from their parent team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. They played in the New York–Pennsylvania League and were based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The ballclub was previously known as the Reading Brooks before moving to Allentown midway through the 1935 season, largely as a measure to reduce operating costs.
Walter Franklin Judnich was an American professional baseball player. He played as a center fielder in Major League Baseball for three different teams between 1940 and 1949. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 205 lb, Judnich batted and threw left-handed.
Byron Wright "By" Dickson was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Gettysburg College (1900), the University of South Carolina (1901), Lehigh University (1906–1909), Bucknell University (1910–1913), and Franklin & Marshall (1919), compiling a career college football record of 48–43–9. Dickson was also the head baseball coach at Lehigh (1909–1910), Bucknell (1911–1913), and Franklin & Marshall (1920), amassing a career college baseball record of 45–53. In addition, he served as the head basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall during the 1919–20 season, tallying a mark of 7–6.
Walter Edwin McCornack was an American football player, coach, and lawyer. He served as the head football coach at Dartmouth College from 1901 to 1902 and at Northwestern University from 1903 to 1905, compiling a career college football record of 41–8–5. McCornack's record at Northwestern was 26–5–4. His winning percentage of .800 is the highest in Northwestern Wildcats football program history.
Anthony Wayne Franklin is an American manager in minor league baseball and a former infielder in the minor leagues. He spent eight seasons as manager of the Trenton Thunder, Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees from 2007 to 2014, and led the Thunder to three Eastern League championships and two additional division titles. In 2015, he was named manager of the Pulaski Yankees in Virginia.
The 2009 Big Ten Baseball Tournament was held at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio from May 20 through 24. Third seeded Indiana won their second tournament championship and earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.
Nicholas Edward Franklin is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the first round, 27th pick overall, of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft. He attended Lake Brantley High School where he won numerous awards, including being named the player of the year by the Orlando Sentinel in 2009. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Angels.
William Penn "Billy" Bates was an American football player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He played college football as a fullback at Brown University for four years, including as team captain in 1901. Bates served as the head football coach at Auburn University in 1903 and at Franklin & Marshall College from 1904 to 1905, compiling a career coaching record of 8–19. Bates was also the head basketball coach at Franklin & Marshall from 1903 to 1905, tallying a mark of 11–9, and the head baseball coach at the school from 1905 to 1906, notching a record of 6–14–1.
Kayla Bashore-Smedley is an American field hockey defender and midfielder. Now living in San Diego, California, she was a student of the Indiana University, where she played for the Hoosiers, and was the first player from that university to make the US National Field Hockey team. She represented the USA at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Franklin Jose Barreto Rojas is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Cy R. Sneed is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros organization. Sneed played college baseball at Dallas Baptist University before he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. The Brewers traded Sneed to the Astros during the 2015–16 offseason.
