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First baseman George Kalafatis of the 1964 Winner Pheasants.
The Long Island University star helped the Blackbirds to back-to-back
conference titles in 1963 and 1964. He won a spot on the all-Metro
team twice and in 1963 hit a school record .533 to lead the team to a
15-1-2 mark. He was draft by the Detroit Tigers and had an eight-year
pro career. in 1970, Kalafatis clouted 28 homers and knocked in 92
for Toledo of the International League. He became a lawyer and
sports agent. Kalafatis died in 1995 at age 50. |
