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Old 03-14-2025, 09:12 PM   #40
Brad K
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Originally Posted by LansdowneSt View Post
Yeah, all sorts of articles when he signed but then by mid-1973, he was back as a cemetery worker (the pre-baseball family business). In 1980 made the papers again when he fell through the ice on a pond and was treated for exposure, married in 1985, and is today still living in Walpole Mass as far as I can tell - just a few towns over from where I grew up.

Brad had a longtime Pirates sim so maybe he remembers when the Pirates seemingly collected Hebners! Good memory and good player. Not in Piazza or Boyett's class, but still good.
Thanks for the Hebner articles.
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