Cal Ripken, Jr.

Born 1960
Baseball Player

Cal Ripken, Jr. is a successful baseball player whose professionalism and perseverance is said to have saved baseball as America’s sport. He broke Lou Gehrig’s record of 2,130 consecutive games, having already garnered many baseball records including AL Rookie of the Year, AL MVP, Gold Glove, All-Star MVP, and more. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, having long played with the Orioles (which was owned by GU alumnus Edward Bennett Williams for several of Ripken’s years with the team). His current activities include Cal Ripken Baseball for youths, as well as the Ripken Stadium and Ripken Youth Baseball Academy.

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