He was the kid from Seton Hall that the Houston Astros drafted with the 22nd pick in the 1987 amateur draft. (Shown here at the start of his career with Steve Russell, Director of the Mid-Mon Valley Hall of Fame in Donora, PA and son of former big leaguer Jim Russell.)
He was the 20-year fighting heart (1988=2007) of the Houston Astros who Just happened” to collect 3,060 career hits along the way! Along the way, in 2004, he was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of fame.
He was, and still is, the man who put the light into the lives of the Sunshine Kids!
He was the good father, the important mentor, and great coach who celebrated his MLB retirement by leading the St. Thomas High School Eagles and his two sons to two state baseball championships.
In early 2015, he and three deserving others, (L-R) John Smoltz, Randy Johnson, and Pedro Martinez, were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Today, Sunday, July 26, 2015, Craig Biggio and the three other members of his class will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at beautiful Cooperstown, NY. – Congratulations to them all, but especially to our heart of Houston guy!
THE CLASS OF 2015: Left to Right ~ Craig Biggio, John Smoltz, Randy Johnson, and Pedro Martinez.
Please add your own congratulatory note to Craig Biggio to the comment section that follows this column. It’s time to go public with our appreciation for what this one humble, quiet-spoken man has meant to the Astros, our local baseball culture, the history of baseball, the City of Houston, and the lives of so many children born to affliction that they certainly did not deserve.
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