About
Hard-throwing left-handed pitcher who was selected to 6 All-Star games and was named American League MVP and Cy Young winner in 1971 with the Oakland Athletics. He won three World Series Championships with the A's in the '70s and earned 209 victories while recording 2,175 strikeouts across his 18-year career.
Before Fame
He was a standout quarterback and pitcher at his Mansfield, Louisiana high school.
Trivia
He threw a no-hitter in 1970 with the Oakland Athletics and several games later he threw a one-hitter. He passed away from medical complications that were a result of cancer.
Family Life
He was married to Peggy Shannon from 1989 until 1996.
Associated With
Roger Clemens was the first pitcher to pitch in an All-Star game for both the National and the American leagues after Vida Blue.
