Illinois State University Athletics

Baseball (1972-74)

Voted team MVP in 1973 and 1974 ... named an All-American outfielder in 1974, by The Sporting News ... had a career batting average of .366 with 63 RBI ... drafted by the New York Yankees following his junior season ... won minor league player of the year awards in both the New York Penn League and the Eastern League ... played major league baseball for the Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers ... won a World Series in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers ... had a .258 batting average and drove in 289 runs in his 17-year Major League Baseball career ... had his jersey (#12) retired by ISU in 1994.