A wiry shortstop with a slick glove and a lightning-quick guard with a lethal set shot, Groat was a star on the baseball diamond and the basketball court in the 1950s.
PITTSBURGH (AP) Dick Groat, a two-sport star who went from All-American guard in basketball to a brief stint in the NBA to ultimately an All-Star shortstop and the 1960 National League MVP while playing baseball for his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates, died Thursday. He was 92.
PITTSBURGH (AP) Before Bo Jackson knew everything, before Deion Sanders introduced Prime Time, there was Dick Groat.A wiry shortstop with a slick glove and a lightning-quick guard with a lethal …