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Floyd Newkirk

  • Class
    1933
  • Induction
    1984
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball, Men's Basketball

A basketball and baseball player for Illinois College who went on to play professional baseball. A superb fastball pitcher, he played in one game for the New York Yankees in 1934 and was later part of the trade that brought Joe DiMaggio to New York.
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