Bill Almon ‘75 to be Inducted into College Baseball Hall of Fame
1/19/2023 1:22:00 PM | Baseball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Brown baseball alum and one of the best players to ever come out of Rhode Island will receive a major honor next month. Bill Almon '75 will be one of 10 inductees to the College Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2023. The group is set to be inducted on Friday, February 3 at the College Baseball Hall of Fame Foundation's Night of Champions event in Omaha, Nebraska.
Among the best players in Brown baseball history, Almon was drafted first overall in the 1974 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. To this day, he remains the only Ivy League student-athlete in history to be the first overall selection in one of the four major sports' drafts.
A Warwick, R.I. native and graduate of Warwick Vets High School, Almon played 15 seasons in the majors with the Padres, Pirates, Mets, A's, White Sox, Expos and Phillies from 1974-1988. Coming out of high school as an infielder, he had offers from all but two major league teams and passed up a $50,000 bonus from San Diego to enroll at Brown. He batted .536 in 41 at bats as a freshman in 1972, before hitting .352 as a sophomore. As a junior in 1974, he was named the College Baseball Player of the Year after batting .350 with 10 homers, 31 runs scored and 20 steals in 21 attempts.
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Among the best players in Brown baseball history, Almon was drafted first overall in the 1974 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. To this day, he remains the only Ivy League student-athlete in history to be the first overall selection in one of the four major sports' drafts.
A Warwick, R.I. native and graduate of Warwick Vets High School, Almon played 15 seasons in the majors with the Padres, Pirates, Mets, A's, White Sox, Expos and Phillies from 1974-1988. Coming out of high school as an infielder, he had offers from all but two major league teams and passed up a $50,000 bonus from San Diego to enroll at Brown. He batted .536 in 41 at bats as a freshman in 1972, before hitting .352 as a sophomore. As a junior in 1974, he was named the College Baseball Player of the Year after batting .350 with 10 homers, 31 runs scored and 20 steals in 21 attempts.
Click here to view the full 2023 Hall of Fame class.
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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