Two-Sport Star Dick Groat Passes Away at 92.
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Dick Groat, a former All-American basketball player at Duke who went on to become a star shortstop in Major League Baseball, has died at the age of 92. Groat won the National League batting championship and Most Valuable Player Award in 1960 while helping the Pittsburgh Pirates win their first World Series championship in 35 years. He was also a five-time All-Star and played a key role in the St. Louis Cardinals' World Series victory in 1964. Despite his success in baseball, Groat insisted that basketball was his best sport and set a single-season NCAA scoring record while at Duke.
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