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Ken Griffey Jr. to be Inducted in Baseball Hall of Fame

Retired baseball star Ken Griffey Jr., along with former LA Dodger Mike Piazza, will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July 2016. So far, Griffey Jr is the only No. 1 draft pick to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, CBS Sports reports. Griffey Jr. played 2671 games during his career, playing for the Seattle Mariners, the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox. His career RBI was at 83.5 percent and he made, on average, 28 home runs per season, leading him to 630 home runs overall, according to ESPN. The Mariners announced that

Golfer Charles Sifford Inducted in PGA Hall of Fame

Legendary golf player Charles Sifford was one of seven golfers inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame 2015 class on November 12. Other inductees included Tommy Bolt, Lee Trevino, and Payne Stewart. Charles Sifford Jr. accepted the award for his father, who passed away in last February at the age of 92, according to the New York Times. Sifford’s career broke the color boundaries when he became the first African American golfer to compete in the PGA tour in 1961. The PGA also had a Caucasian-only clause at the time but Sifford persevered through hostility to continue his career in