When that pic was first posted I almost commented but Stephen since you commented, read the attached. Growing up in Detroit, I am well aware of McClain. Not to be argumentative, but if the scumbag isn't still in prison, he should be. I personally knew families of victims of him and his partner raiding the meat packing plant.

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/01/us/star-of-the-past-is-charged-with-stealing-small-town-s-hope-for-the-future.html

Pete Rozelle and Lamar Hunt

Otto Graham

Jerry West

Chet Lemon. Right before disco demolition.

Lee Elia. This was right before his famous tirade.

Jerry West

Bobby Cox

That's quite a read Lee -- yep like Gates Brown said -- the sleight of hand Denny used on the mound in fooling so many hitters, landed him in the pokey in the business world
-- somewhere along the way too he had a nightmarish experience when the cops called in the middle of the night, or maybe came to his door, to tell he & wife Sharon their 19 year old daughter had been killed in a car wreck....

Pepper Martin -- the great "Wild Horse of the Osage"
1930-40 w/the "Gas House Gang" St.L Cards, made brief comeback in '44
career .298 BA, 59 HR, 501 RBI, 146 SB

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Pepper Martin -- the great "Wild Horse of the Osage"

Hands down one of the best sports nicknames ever.

That's quite a read Lee -- yep like Gates Brown said -- the sleight of hand Denny used on the mound in fooling so many hitters, landed him in the pokey in the business world
-- somewhere along the way too he had a nightmarish experience when the cops called in the middle of the night, or maybe came to his door, to tell he & wife Sharon their 19 year old daughter had been killed in a car wreck....

I remember that. I lived about 20 minutes from where it happened at the time. Apparently she was a really good kid.

Ed Podolak #14

thoe mid 60's ChiSox teams had an incredibly under-appreciated rotation with John; Joel Horlen; Gary Peters and either Juan Pizarro or Jack Fisher (not to mention a young Wilbur Wood)

The Galloping Ghost....

Phil Niekro

318-274
3.35 ERA
3,374 K's

Joe Niekro

221-204
3.59 ERA
1,747 K's

Tommy Davis

.294 BA
153 HR
1,052 RBI

Eddie Plank
"Gettysburg Eddie"
1901-15, Phila Athletics
1st 15 of Connie Mack's 50+ years managing/owning A's
326-194
2,246 Ks
Hall of Fame 1946

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Joe Charboneau

Maury Wills

Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
239-130
2.06 ERA
HOF 1949

Or however you choose to picture him.

Great ones -- thanks for those pointers btw Lee -- mighta unleashed a monster tho 😮 😛 -- bet ya can't tell I loved that book "The Glory of their Times" as a kid ,lol

Chief Bender
1903-17
212-127,
1,171 Ks
HOF 1953
Mostly w/A's -- Connie Mack had 2 of the best in this guy & Plank

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Garo Yepremian