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Pittsburgh (AP) — Dick Groat existed before Deion Sanders created Prime Time and before Bo Jackson knew everything.
Before Jackson and Sanders popularized multitasking in major sports, Groat was a great on the baseball diamond and the basketball court in the 1950s. He was a wiry shortstop with a slick glove and a lightning-quick guard with a devastating set shot.
Groat, who played baseball for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates and became an All-Star and 1960 National League MVP after turning his incredible hoops career at Duke into a brief NBA tenure, passed away on Thursday. He was ninety-two.
Pittsburgh (AP) — Dick Groat existed before Deion Sanders created Prime Time and before Bo Jackson knew everything.
Before Jackson and Sanders popularized multitasking in major sports, Groat was a great on the baseball diamond and the basketball court in the 1950s. He was a wiry shortstop with a slick glove and a lightning-quick guard with a devastating set shot.
Groat, who played baseball for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates and became an All-Star and 1960 National League MVP after turning his incredible hoops career at Duke into a brief NBA tenure, passed away on Thursday. He was ninety-two.
