Born:(1930-11-10)November 10, 1930 Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: July 4, 2017(2017-07-04) (aged 86) Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
April 17, 1952, for the Boston Braves
September 21, 1963, for the Boston Red Sox
Win–loss record
91–96
Earned run average
3.82
Strikeouts
888
Stats at Baseball Reference
Donald Eugene Conley (November 10, 1930 – July 4, 2017) was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He pitched for four teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1952 to 1963. Conley also played as a forward in the 1952–53 season and from 1958 to 1964 for two teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the 2nd person (Otto Graham) to win championships in two of the four major American sports: one with the Milwaukee Braves in the 1957 World Series and three with the Boston Celtics from 1959 to 1961.
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GENE CONLEY Two-Sports Star for the Boston Braves, Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox
Gene Conley, who passed away on July 4, 2017, was the proud owner of one World Series Championship ring, and three NBA World Championship rings. No one else can make this claim, and it is highly unlikely that anyone will ever duplicate his feat. Conley earned his World Series Championship ring pitching for the Milwaukee Braves in 1957. He earned his NBA World Championship rings during consecutive seasons with the Boston Celtics spanning 1958-1961. Over the years, there have been a number of athletes who have combined two professional sports. Not too long ago Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson were able to mix baseball and football careers for several seasons. The late Chuck Connors is better known as the “Rifleman” for his TV series of that name, but he also put together three seasons with the Boston Celtics and a season for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951. Danny Ainge spent parts of three seasons as an infielder with the Toronto Blue Jays (1979-81), before deciding to concentrate on basketball with the
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Gene Conley
Donald Eugene "Gene" Conley (November 10, 1930 – July 4, 2017) was a Major League Baseballpitcher and basketball player of the NBA. He was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Conley played 11 seasons from 1952 to 1963 for four different teams. Conley also played forward in the 1952–53 NBA season and from 1958 to 1964 for two teams in the National Basketball Association.
He was best known for being one of only two people (the other being Otto Graham–1946 NBL and AAFC Championship, plus three more AAFC and three NFL championships) to win championships in two of the four major American sports, one with the Milwaukee Braves in the 1957 World Series and three Boston Celtics championships from 1959–61.[1]
Conley died in Foxborough, Massachusetts on July 4, 2017 at the age of 86.[2]