From the preps to the pros, the State of Washington has produced a long list of outstanding athletes and teams. Read along to learn a thing or two – 100 things, to be exact – about our state’s sports history.
1 – Gene Conley, a baseball and basketball standout at Richland High School and Washington State, is the only player to win World Series and NBA championships. Conley won rings as a pitcher on the 1957 Milwaukee Braves and as a forward-center on the Boston Celtics from 1959-61.
2 – Cy Young Awards won by former Washington Huskies star Tim Lincecum as the most outstanding pitcher in the National League.