Phillies relief pitcher Ron Reed (1980 WS team), was winning pitcher for Hank Aaron’s 715th HR game. He’s 1 of only 5 MLB pitchers with 100 wins, 100 Saves,and 50 Complete Games. He also played two seasons for the NBA Detroit Pistons!

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Fourteen-year NFLer Billy White Shoes Johnson, from Boothwyn, PA. played 25 games for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Professional Slo-Pitch Softball League during the summer of 1978. He batted .349 with 4 HRs.

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Back in the day, Ace Parker was a standout NFL player and was the league’s MVP in 1940. He also spent some time with the Philadelphia A’s. Parker is 1 of only 14 MLBers to hit a pinch hit HR in their 1st MLB at bat!

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Eagles RB Herschel Walker was not only a football standout, he was a 5th degree black belt and a member of the 1992 US Olympic bobsled team. Another Olympian, Eagles HOFer Ollie Matson won a Silver and a Bronze as a sprinter in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics!

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