Basketball and Baseball careers

[brewing]

I can only think of Dave Debussure, Ron reed, & Danny Ainge.


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[savedfrommyspokes]

Gene Conley played on the Braves in the late 50s and the Celtics/Red Sox in the early 60s. Dick Groat played both also.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

Gene Conley played on the Braves in the late 50s and the Celtics/Red Sox in the early 60s. Dick Groat played both also.

This is one of my favorite trivia questions I like to ask...who is the only person to win a World Series and NBA Finals? Gene Conley (Braves, Celtics)

What a cool life...

[ALR-bishop]

Still missing a few. One is best known for his later TV career

[nolemmings]

The Rifleman--Chuck Connors (not Chuck Person).

[ALR-bishop]

I remember him talking about a discussion he had with Branch Rickey about his salary. His remark was that the way Mr Rickey viewed things, he had money and he had ballplayers, and did not like to commingle them

Here is one, at 5:10, the smallest of the bunch. Seven of the 12 were pitchers

[mckinneyj]

Here're three of the pitchers and a first base/outfielder that played NBA ball...

Mark Hendrickson
Steve Hamilton
Dick Ricketts

Cotton Nash

At least Hendrickson and Ricketts also had basketball cards.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Still missing a few. One is best known for his later TV career

[ValKehl]

I remember this guy from when I watched the great Boston Celtics on TV as a kid - the following is taken from Wikipedia:

"Donald Eugene "Gene" Conley (born November 10, 1930) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played eleven seasons from 1952 to 1963 for four different teams. Conley also played forward in the 1952-1953 season and from 1958 to 1964 for two teams in the National Basketball Association. He is best known for being one of only two people (the other being Otto Graham-- 1946 NBL and AAFC Championship, plus 3 more AAFC and 3 NFL championships) to win championships in two of the four major American sports, one with the Milwaukee Braves in the 1957 World Series and three Boston Celtics championships from 1959-61.

Conley was the winning pitcher in the 1955 All-Star Game and was selected for the 1954 and 1959 games."

In 11 seasons pitching for the Braves, Phillies and Red Sox, Conley posted a 91-96 with 888 strikeouts and a 3.82 ERA in 1588.2 innings.

[GasHouseGang]

Bob Gibson wasn't in the NBA, but did play "pro" for a year. He said:

"I would sign with the Cardinals for a bonus of a thousand dollars, play out the season for another $3,000, then join the Globetrotters at $1,000 a month for four months of the baseball off-season...The total was $8,000, but the real value of the deal was that it kept me alive in both sports. I still wasn't ready to pick one."

Gibson tried out with the Lakers but wasn't able to get signed. I think things worked out for him.