Catfish Hunter

Baseball Player

Birthday April 8, 1946

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Hertford, NC

DEATH DATE Sep 9, 1999 (53)

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About

8-time MLB All-Star pitcher who played for the Oakland A's and the New York Yankees.

Before Fame

After a hunting accident, he lost a toe and had shotgun shrapnel embedded in his foot.

Trivia

He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987.

Family Life

He had three children with his wife Helen, whom he married in October 1966.

Associated With

He died of ALS, the same disease that ended the life of Lou Gehrig.