Sportspeople from South Dakota - Basketball Players from South Dakota, Major League Baseball Players from South Dakota (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 130. Not illustrated. Chapters: Basketball Players From South Dakota, Major League Baseball Players From South Dakota, Mixed Martial Artists From South Dakota, Players of American Football From South Dakota, Sparky Anderson, Terry Francona, Adam Morrison, Keith Foulke, Mike Miller, Travis Lutter, Terry Forster, Mark Ellis, Carroll Hardy, Justin Duchscherer, Floyd Bannister, Dave Collins, Jon Madsen, Jared Reiner, Kerry Ligtenberg, Jason Kubel, Dave Bernard, Jaron Harris, Bob Rauch, Ernie Smith, Ordell Braase, Brandon Claussen, Taylor Mehlhaff, Jim Scott, Raleigh Aitchison, Jon Sundvold, Pat Rice, Shane Loux, Lou Koupal, Clarence "Pug" Manders, Kelvin Torve, Bob Scholtz, Kermit Wahl, Jerry Crider, Del Paddock, Len Rice, Bob Ingersoll, Jug Thesenga, Chuck Tollefson, Marv Olson, Allen Benson. Excerpt: As Player As Manager Terry Jon Francona (born April 22, 1959 in Aberdeen, South Dakota), nicknamed "Tito," is a Major League Baseball manager. Francona has been the manager of the Boston Red Sox, of the American League since 2004. Francona grew up outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and got his start in baseball at New Brighton, Pennsylvania High School, where he excelled under the coaching of Greg "Faz" Fazio. His father is Tito Francona, who played in the majors from 1956 to 1970. Terry was the winner of the 1980 Golden Spikes Award. Francona was drafted out of the University of Arizona in the first round of the 1980 amateur draft by the Montreal Expos, using the 22nd overall selection. That season, his team won the College World Series and Francona was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The left-hander wasted no time rising through the minor leagues, first appearing in a Montreal uniform August 19, 1981, a week after the end of that summer's player strike. He appeared mainly as an outfielder that first year, and he went...