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Old 04-23-2019, 09:21 PM   #3
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This is not exactly germane to your 3-sport / 4-draft* observation of him, but I recall rooting every day for Dave Winfield to get his 3,000th hit and I was overjoyed when he did. That he did so in a Twins uniform did not matter to me; that's how much of an impression he made on me in his 9 seasons in pinstripes. The year before, he was in 5th place for the MVP and was a Silver Slugger, at age 40. That man was a heck of a ballplayer and he hit some of the hardest line drives that I have seen in my life.

*Heh, I originally had that as "4-sport" but then I said, what, hockey too? (Your reference to hockey had something to do with my error.) But no, it was three sports and four drafts (2 basketball leagues):

Baseball: San Diego Padres, first round (fourth overall)

Basketball: Atlanta Hawks (NBA), fifth round; Utah Stars (ABA), fourth round

Football: Minnesota Vikings, 17th round
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