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Donald "Buckeye" Grate (Born August 27, 1923 in Greenfield, Ohio) is a former pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and a small forward/shooting guard for the Sheboygan Redskins of the NBA. He was known for his outstanding throwing arm, including throwing the ball 445 feet and 1 inch.
College career
Don Grate was a two-sport star at the Ohio State University, lettering in both baseball and basketball in the 1944 and 1945 seasons. As a pitcher he had impressive career totals of 95 strikeouts and only 25 walks in just 89 innings. As a basketball standout, Grate was a two-time all-Big Ten selection and earned All-America honors as a senior after scoring 272 points in 21 games. He was the captain of the 1944 team, leading the Buckeyes to a conference championship. Grate was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1996.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Grate.shtml Baseball-Reference
1944 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team
Bob Brannum • Audley Brindley • Otto Graham • Leo Klier • Bob Kurland • George Mikan • Allie PaineSecond Team
Bob Dille • Arnie Ferrin • Don Grate • Dale Hall • Bill Henry • Dick Triptow1945 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team
Arnie Ferrin • Wyndol Gray • Billy Hassett • Bill Henry • Walt Kirk • Bob Kurland • George MikanSecond Team
Howie Dallmar • Don Grate • Dale Hall • Vince Hanson • Dick Ives • Max Morris • Herb WilkinsonCategories:- 1923 births
- Living people
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball players
- Ohio State Buckeyes baseball players
- American basketball players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Sheboygan Red Skins players
- People from Highland County, Ohio
- Baseball players from Ohio
- American basketball biography, 1920s birth stubs
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