Gene Conley –
MLB Pitcher, NBA Forward, Okie from Muskogee.
November 10, 1930 – July 4, 2017.
Aged 86 years.
Most recognized for: An over-talented show-off, he is one of only two professional sports folks to have played for championship winning teams in 2 of the 4 major American sports. In Gene’s case, he earned rings with The Milwaukee Braves in 1957 and the Boston Celtics in 1961. Way to go, Liberace.
