Paul Popovich

Paul Edward Popovich (born August 18, 1940, Flemington, West Virginia) was a professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1964 through 1975 with the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He attended West Virginia University, where he played college baseball and basketball alongside future NBA star Jerry West. Signed by the Cubs as an amateur free agent for $40,000 in 1960, Popovich broke out in 1963 with the Texas League's Amarillo Gold Sox, batting .313 with seventeen home runs. He made his major league debut in 1964, recording a pinch-hit single in his only at-bat that season.