Birth Date: May 16, 1953
Birthplace: Boynton Beach, Fla.
Age: 50 Ht.: 6’4" Wt.: 203
Home: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Longtime pitcher for the Dodgers (1974-78) and the Pirates (1979-86). . . also pitched for the Yankees and Astros. . . overcame childhood osteomyelitis (a bone disease. . . he wore a brace until he was 12, and had surgery to remove part of his left knee so it would not outgrow his right) and serious shoulder surgery in 1979 to become one of the more dependable pitchers of the 1980s. . . played 15 years in Big Leagues, compiled 151-125 record, nearly 1500 strikeouts, with 3.59 career ERA. . . all-star in 1976, ’86.

Recently won the Mellon-Mario Lemieux Celebrity Invitational for the fourth time. . . has won the American Century Championship five times, most recently in ’99. . . qualified for Senior Open with score of 69, won in a playoff at Deer Run Golf Club in Gibsonia, Pa.