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Catfish Hunter (Baseball Player) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Birthday
*** ,1946
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Death day
September 9, 1999 (53 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Aries
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Celebrities born on April 8
Born in 1946
Born in Hertford, North Carolina
Aries named Catfish
Baseball Players from North Carolina
Baseball Players born in United States
53 years old celebrities
First name Catfish
Catfish Hunter
James Augustus Hunter, nicknamed "Catfish", was a professional baseball player in Major League Baseball. From 1965 to 1979, he was a pitcher for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees. Hunter was the first pitcher since 1915 to win 200 career games by the age of 31. He is often referred to as baseball's first big-money free agent. He was a member of five World Series championship teams. Hunter retired in 1979 after developing persistent arm problems. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in his early 50s. He died of the disease about a year after his diagnosis. Hunter has been the subject of numerous popular culture references, including the Bob Dylan song "Catfish".

About Catfish Hunter

Baseball Player Catfish Hunter was born on April 8, 1946 in Hertford, North Carolina, United States (He dies at the age of 53, on September 9, 1999).

8-time MLB All-Star Pitcher who spent time with the Oakland Athletics and the New York Yankees.

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Catfish Hunter before becoming famous

Catfish Hunter was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1946 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

He lost a toe and had shotgun shrapnel embedded in his foot after a hunting mishap.

Achievement of Catfish Hunter

In 1987, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Catfish Hunter's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

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

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He died of ALS, the same disease that took Baseball Player Lou Gehrig's life.

Lou Gehrig (1903 - 1941) (Baseball Player)
Lou Gehrig (1903 - 1941)

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Catfish Hunter Income & Net worth

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Catfish Hunter Height and Weight

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Latest information about Catfish Hunter updated on March 20 2023.