AMES, Iowa- Bob Locker calls himself a casual observer of Major League baseball. He spends most of his time operating his successful business, a real estate company in the San Francisco Bay area. He still follows the local teams, especially the Oakland A’s. You can pardon Locker for not being a fanatic of the game, because he has already lived it. For 10 years, Locker was one of the best relievers in baseball (1965-75), posting outstanding numbers for the Chicago White Sox, Seattle Pilots, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A’s and Chicago Cubs.
Locker will be one of nine former Cyclone athletes invited back to Ames in September as part of the 2008 Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony. Despite his incredible post-collegiate professional career in baseball, Locker still has fond memories of his humble beginnings as a member of the
ISU baseball team and his former coach who helped mold his career.
“I was a prime example of a Cap Timm baseball player,” Locker said about his
ISU hall of fame coach. “I was not the greatest pitcher coming out of college, but Cap taught me how to pay attention to detail. I would have never made it in pro ball without playing for Cap.”
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