View Full Version : Multi-Sport Minor Leaguers
Brian McKenna
09-09-2005, 08:09 AM
Anyone know of minor leaguers who played other professional sports?
For example:
NFLers Kyle Rote, John Elway, Bobby Layne, Sammy Baugh, Yale Lary, Tom Brookshier, Jay Schroeder, Quicny Carter, Ricky Williams, Chris Weinke, Drew Henson, Cedric Benson, Don Hutson, Charlie Trippi and Ken Strong.
NBAers include: Michael Jordan, Vic Hanson, Mark Hendrickson, Chris Crawford and Eddie Ehlers.
Randy 'Macho Man' Savage (Randy Poffo) played minor league ball as did actor Kurt Russell, Mario Cuomo (baseball has had other governors as well). President Harding owned minor league teams. President Eisenhower supposed play minor league ball under an assumed name.
Others box, golf, bowl, drag race, rodeo, play soccer, hockey, billards, whatever???
RuthMayBond
09-09-2005, 08:21 AM
Dan Marino was in the minor leagues. I thought Tom Glavine was drafted in hockey. There's Dave Winfield with his college sports. Zane Grey, Eliot Asinof, Charley Pride and Conway Twitty played in the minors.
Brian McKenna
09-09-2005, 01:02 PM
Dan Marino was drafted by the KC Royals in 1979 but I'm not so sure he actually played pro baseball. Haven't heard about Conway Twitty before.
Atlanta Braves Freak
09-09-2005, 01:52 PM
I think Tom Glavine was drafted by the LA Kings. I'll try to dig up something on the others.
Mischa
09-09-2005, 01:58 PM
Anyone know of minor leaguers who played other
NBAers include: Michael Jordan, Vic Hanson, Mark Hendrickson, Chris Crawford and Eddie Ehlers.
Bill Sharman played several years in the minors, making it as far as AAA.
Brian McKenna
09-09-2005, 03:04 PM
Twitty never played in the minors - supposedly the Phillies offered him a contract when he graduated high school but he was drafted instead.
Sharman actually made it to a major league bench but he was tossed one game with the entire bench for rowdiness. He may be the only player thrown out of a major league game without ever appearing in one.
Tom Glavine was drafted in the fourth round by the NHL LA Kings in 1984.
Gamingboy
09-25-2005, 06:18 AM
In the 18th round of the 1995 draft, the Montreal Expos drafted a high-school catcher called Tom Brady. Never played a game in pro ball, but I hear he had a heck of a arm.
RuthMayBond
09-26-2005, 08:04 AM
In the 18th round of the 1995 draft, the Montreal Expos drafted a high-school catcher called Tom Brady. Never played a game in pro ball.You mean, pro baseball?
Gamingboy
09-27-2005, 10:41 AM
You mean, pro baseball?
Yeah. That's what I meant.
Brian McKenna
09-28-2005, 08:14 AM
Heard Tom Candiotti joined the pro bowler's tour after retiring from baseball.
RuthMayBond
09-28-2005, 08:15 AM
Heard Tom Candiotti joined the pro bowler's tour after retiring from baseball.I wonder if he rolls a knuckler
ZbiSal
10-03-2005, 02:58 AM
Hockey Hall of Famers Babe Dye and Doug Harvey played(with some success) minor league baseball.
janduscframe
10-03-2005, 09:17 AM
Falcon and Packer Noel Jenke reached Triple A with the Red Sox.
Brian McKenna
10-10-2005, 08:42 AM
Found a good listing of baseball men who played football, basketball and/or hockey.
http://www.geocities.com/bifo19/
Ichiro51
10-10-2005, 09:55 PM
Danny Ainge was in the minor league for a while.
laxplayer81217
10-30-2005, 05:41 PM
Denver Broncos SS John Lynch Got Drafted By The Marlins. He pitched in the minors.
Ex-Expo fan
10-30-2005, 06:49 PM
delete this post please:D
Brian McKenna
10-31-2005, 06:40 AM
delete please
what???????????
sonderweg
10-31-2005, 09:40 PM
Danny Ainge was in the minor league for a while.
He was also in the majors, too.
No one has mentioned Deion Sanders or Brian Jordan yet. Granted, both made it beyond the minors to the majors.
Jake83
11-03-2005, 01:52 PM
According to former Major leaguer Al Martin he played football for USC in the late 1980's but no one remembers him from the team
laxplayer81217
01-21-2006, 03:02 PM
How about Bo Jackson???
tommydale1
01-26-2006, 07:53 AM
Bill Sharman played several years in the minors, making it as far as AAA.
Correction: Bill Sharman made the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers and rode the pine for 3 games at the end of the 1951 season. He was ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the season's last game, and he remains the only major league PLAYER to be thrown out of a game without ever playing in a major league game.
Brian McKenna
01-26-2006, 11:28 AM
Correction: Bill Sharman made the major leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers and rode the pine for 3 games at the end of the 1951 season. He was ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the season's last game, and he remains the only major league PLAYER to be thrown out of a game without ever playing in a major league game.
as far as anyone knows that is true - it is possible that it happened earlier and we don't about it
Tram2Lou
01-27-2006, 07:31 AM
Candinotti and John Burkett both tried professional bowling, but only on the regional level. I remember Burkett bowling in the World's Championship, which is open to all professionals whereas bowlers need to qualify for other tour stops. He didn't do anything good and obviously has never made the TV or even a cut for that matter, but he did bowl professionally, as I'm sure many other baseball players have. There are alot of similarities between bowling and pitching.
RuthMayBond
01-27-2006, 07:33 AM
There are alot of similarities between bowling and pitching.Ah, so you were watching the Indians pitchers in the 70s and 80s too :eek:
MiamiBaseball
02-06-2006, 08:12 PM
Bet you guys didn't know this one. He stopped playing baseball in the 8th grade and went of to college to to follow his future in football. After 2 years of playing college a guy by the name of Michael Vick got drafted by the Rockies in 2000 30th round pick without play baseball since 8th grade.... Thats how good of a arm this guy has.. luckly he never played proball...