Brooks Robinson

ABOUT BROOKS ROBINSON

Legendary Baltimore Orioles third baseman and 18-time MLB All-Star who was nicknamed The Human Vacuum Cleaner for his fielding prowess. He played as number 5 for the Orioles.

He was a paper boy and sold soft drinks at the ballpark as a kid.

He won the Gold Glove Award sixteen times in a row. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.

He met his wife Connie on a team flight. The two married in October 1960. He has three sons, Brooks, Chris, and Michael, and a daughter, Diana.

His statue in Baltimore was erected only yards away from that of Babe Ruth .