Graig Nettles
ABOUT GRAIG NETTLES
Defensive third baseman who helped the New York Yankees win two World Series titles.
He was a star basketball player as a teenager, and earned a scholarship to San Diego State University.
He won only two Gold Glove awards at third base largely because he played at the same time as Brooks Robinson .
He and his wife Ginger had four children together.
He played alongside Hall of Fame slugger Reggie Jackson for a number of years on the Yankees.