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Originally Posted by cgjackson222
University of Michigan has George Sisler, Charlie Gehringer and Barrly Larkin.
USC produced Randy Johnson, and both Don Sutton and Tom Seaver also went there for a year.
Still pretty amazing that Columbia produced 3 HOFers.
Speaking of Lou Gehrig--not everyone knows what a well-rounded athlete he was. He had football scholarship to Columbia and was their pitching Ace. His greatest mound performance came on April 18, 1923, the same day that Yankee Stadium opened, in a game against Williams College. Gehrig struck out 17 batters, setting a school record that stands to this day.
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This is a very interesting topic. Eddie Collins graduated from Columbia University and John Ward received a law degree from Columbia. Amazing considering John Ward's parents passed away when he was a teenager and he got his law degree in his late twenties while playing professional baseball. Lou Gehrig left after his sophomore year to play pro baseball. Barry Larkin went back to Michigan to complete his degree in 2010!