Dizzy Dean, the colorful baseball player, who also had a wealth of pitching talent, once said, “It ain’t bragging if you can do it.”
In 1934, Dizzy, who was born in Lucas, Ark., 90 miles south of Fayetteville, won 30 games for the St. Louis Cardinals, the last pitcher in the National League to reach that milestone. He qualified as a soothsayer.
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