Billy Wagner and Hall of Fame
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Billy Wagner’s road to the Baseball Hall of Fame began with a humble summer in Auburn, New York. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Before Billy Wagner became one of the most dominant relief pitchers in baseball history, he was a quiet 21-year-old arriving in a compact truck to begin his pro career in the small city of Auburn, New York.
But Wagner, who played safety, was only on the football team in the fall of 1990, when he was a Ferrum freshman. Dave Davis, then the defensive coordinator for the football team,