Willie was the 1985 National League Most Valuable Player leading the league in batting (.353), hits (216), triples (18) and winning a Gold Glove. He also led the National League in batting in 1990 despite not playing the last month of the season in the league (he was traded to the Oakland Athletics). Willie McGee turns 67 today.

Gary holds the record for highest batting average over a Minor League season. He hit .462 (117 hits in 253 at bats) with Billings in the Pioneer League in 1978. Gary Redus turns 69 today.

Paul played parts of nine Major League seasons but was such a poor hitter he failed to even collect a hit in a third of them. He wasn’t much better with the glove and that limited him to just 209 career games. Fourth to last on the alphabetical list of Major Leaguers, Paul Zuvella turns 67 today.

In Joe’s monster rookie 1981 season he set the Kansas City Chiefs single season rushing record (1,121 yards), single game rushing record (193 yards), most consecutive 100 yard rushing games (3) and most 100 yard games in a season (5), all since broken yet only finished third in the National Football League Rookie of the Year voting. An eye injury and a players strike curtailed his 1982 output. That offseason Joe attempted to rescue three children from drowning in a pond though he himself did not know how to swim. One child made it back to shore on their own. Another was rescued but perished in a local hospital. The bodies of the third child and Joe were recovered from the pond. Joe Delaney who was 24 at the time of his passing would have turned 67 today.

Jesse was a canon-armed right fielder who led all American League outfielders in assists every season from 1985-1989 and won two Gold Gloves. No slouch at the plate he led the Major Leagues in home runs in 1986 (40) and became the first Toronto Blue Jay to have a 40 homer season. Father of former infielder, Josh, Jesse Barfield turns 66 today.