Played for Georgia basketball team [1954] Did not play due to Military Service [1955] Did not play due to Military Service [1961] Selected by the Houston Colt .45s from the Pittsburgh Pirates (#35 overall) in the 1961 MLB Expansion Draft [1965] His #32 was retired by the Astros on April 12,1965 [2019] Inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame
