Name that Met by His Post-Baseball Career

[Edgy MD]

[list:19fn39wn][*:19fn39wn]Retired to a 300-acre ranch near where he grew up.

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[*:19fn39wn]Became a midway carnival barker.

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[*:19fn39wn]Parlayed his success as a barker into a games operator on the state fair circuit.

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[*:19fn39wn]Tiring of that sleazy lifestyle, jumped to another and founded the International Boxing Association.

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[*:19fn39wn]Managed many fighters and, unconcerned with any potential conflict of interest, acted as the long-time IBA president.[/*:m:19fn39wn][/list:u:19fn39wn]

Name that ex-Met.

[Met Hunter]

Sorry, my mistake. Thought it was a multiple answer question. After rereading, I realized it was one guy.

Dean Chance

[Edgy MD]

Should have realized such a challenge would bring Met Hunter out of hiding. Dean Chance is correct.



Met Hunter, the next question is yours.

[Met Hunter]

This one is more interesting than difficult.

instructor
analyst
cancer survivor
arrested for various charges ranging from drug possession, child support, soliciting a prostitute, probation violation, filing a false police report
restaurant owner
born again

Edited April 23, 2012 by Guest

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Half of us own that shirt, MH.

[Frayed Knot]

The answer is, of course, Straw.





This Met, a life-long car enthusiast, retired young to go to work for Chrysler Corp.
He later worked at Rockwell Int'l and then became a senior exec at several manufacturing companies before going on to teach manufacturing mgmt at the university level.

[Met Hunter]

Disappointed, that I didn't get this one in before midnight, because the answer, Jay Hook, won the first Met game in their history 50 years ago April 23, also a Monday.


This exMet, the losing pitcher of that first Met win, was involved in the freight and truck leasing business, concentrating on the former during the 1980s. He was once part-owner of R&R Trucking, Inc. He later served on the board of directors of Metro Tech in Oklahoma City and the Integris Hospice of Oklahoma County.