What is Bill Champion's middle name?
Billy
What is Bill Champion's full name?
Buford Billy Champion
Bill Champion date of birth:
September 18, 1947
How old is Bill Champion?
79
Where was Bill Champion born?
Shelby, NC
How tall is Bill Champion?
6' 4" (193 cm)
How much does Bill Champion weigh?
188 lbs (85.3 kg)
What is Bill Champion nationality?
American
Where did Bill Champion go to school?
Shelby (Shelby, NC)
What is Bill Champion's occupation?
Former Major League Baseball Player
Short Biography
Buford Billy Champion (born September 28, 1947), is an American former professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played in 202 games in the Major Leagues from 1969–1976. He pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies. Before making the majors in 1969, he was a two-time earned run average minor league leader: he was Northern League ERA champ with Huron in 1965, and led the Carolina League in ERA in 1968. He was part of the trade that brought Don Money to Milwaukee, as the Phillies traded Champion, Money and George Vukovich to Milwaukee for pitchers Jim Lonborg, Ken Sanders, Ken Brett and Earl Stephenson on October 31, 1972. Champion went on to become a scout for the Chicago Cubs and pitching coach for the Greenville Braves.