Drafted by Cleveland Indians in 9th round of Major League Baseball Amateur Draft
Served as Co‐Captain of his high school football and baseball teams as a Senior
Played in College World Series in 1969 at Georgia Southern
Inducted into the Georgia Southern Hall of Fame in 1992
Broke into the Major Leagues in 1972 with the Boston Red Sox and also played with Atlanta
Braves from
1974‐1977 and was catching the night (April 8, 1974) that Hank Aaron
hit his
715th Home Run
Played with Cincinnati from 1978‐1980 where he backed up Johnny Bench
In 1975 he was one of only three Braves catchers in history to hit double digit home runs
Caught Hall of Fame pitchers Tom Seaver and Phil Niekro