Catfish Hunter

Here is a brief look at the career of Baseball Hall of Famer Jim "Catfish" Hunter who won 224 games for the A's and Yankees.

On December 31, 1974, Catfish Hunter signed a five-year contract with the Yankees for $3.75 million. "Just walking into Yankee Stadium chills run through you. No matter how much money is offered, if you want to be a Yankee, you don't think about it."

Jim Hunter needed a catchy nickname thought Charlie Finley, and the A's owner dubbed him "Catfish". From there, Catfish Hunter pitched his way into Cooperstown.

The lake had been drained and left small pockets of water full of Catfish my dad thought it would be a good idea to send me in to get them so with my green rubber, calf high boots I started off into the mud

Jim "Catfish" Hunter went from small town North Carolina to the big city lights of New York City. Along the way he played on multiple World Series winners and gained election into baseball's Hall of Fame.