Pop quiz, hotshot.
Who beat out George Foster for a roster spot on the Big Red Machine in 1973?
Who won consecutive batting titles while in the Reds minor league system for Three Rivers (Class AA) and Indianapolis (Class AAA) in 1971 and 1972? (Imagine the hype if this had been done by Nick Senzel, Shed Long, or Taylor Trammell today?)
Who hit four home runs in a minor league game?
Who was traded for future Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Fred Norman in 1973?
And who was commissioned to do not one, but three portraits for the White House, and was the “official” artist for a Super Bowl?