Pete Vuckovich
American baseball player (born 1952)
Pete Vuckovich
Peter Dennis Vuckovich ( VOO-koh-vitch; born October 27, 1952) is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1975 to 1986. He came across as an intimidating presence on the mound with his 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) frame and horseshoe moustache. Vuckovich was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in 1974. In addition to his notable 12-year career as a professional baseball player, he is known for his role as fictional Yankees slugger Clu Haywood, the chief nemesis of Charlie Sheen's character Ricky Vaughn, in the popular 1989 film Major League. Vuckovich graduated from Conemaugh Valley High School then went on to Clarion University to play baseball. Vuckovich, winner of the 1982 AL Cy Young Award, is a member of the Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame. He is also a member of both the Western Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
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