Some personal news:
I have accepted a full-time position with Sun Devil Athletics as a Media Relations Assistant. Excited to continue my career at the school I have always dreamed of working for. Thank you to all of those who helped me in my journey so far! #ForksUp
A true Sun Devil fan supports all @TheSunDevils sports π
Iβm lucky to have been raised by two that define what it means to be a #SunDevilForLife π±
Shoutout to my parents for walking over 5οΈβ£0οΈβ£βmiles the past two weeks to cheer on @SunDevilMGolf and @SunDevilWGolf@asukeith
Sun Devil Baseball is saddened by the passing of Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Famer Bob Horner.
Horner helped lead ASU to three consecutive College Word Series appearances, including the 1977 National Championship and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the CWS. Horner was the very first Golden Spikes Award winner, as well as The Sporting News Player of the Year. The Atlanta Braves made him the Number One overall pick in the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1999, Baseball America ranked Horner the #2 College Player of the Century Team.
We are saddened by the passing of former Braves third baseman Bob Horner.
The first overall pick in the 1978 MLB Draft, Horner made the jump straight to the Majors without playing a single day in the Minors.
Just ten days after being drafted, Horner made his MLB debut and homered off future Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven. Horner went on to blast 23 home runs in just 89 games and won NL Rookie of the Year honors.
He went on to top the 30-homer mark three times in the next four years and was a National League All-Star in 1982, when he helped lead the Atlanta Braves to a division title.
Horner spent 9 of his 10 Major League seasons with the Braves. He made history on July 6, 1986 when he slugged a record-tying 4 home runs in one game. It was the only four-homer game of the 1980s.
Horner completed his college career at Arizona State with the most home runs in NCAA history, a mark since broken. He was named MVP of the 1977 College World Series and was the very first winner of the prestigious Golden Spikes Award in 1978.
He was 68 years old.
Sun Devil Baseball is saddened by the passing of Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Famer Bob Horner.
Horner helped lead ASU to three consecutive College Word Series appearances, including the 1977 National Championship and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the CWS. Horner was the very first Golden Spikes Award winner, as well as The Sporting News Player of the Year. The Atlanta Braves made him the Number One overall pick in the 1978 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1999, Baseball America ranked Horner the #2 College Player of the Century Team.
A lot of great Sun Devil football talk today and Steven Miller's name has come up ... great job by Connor Smith to gather this information and highlight positive impact by SM (today was a reminder) https://t.co/g5dci8tkzg
UNO is now TENTH on the NBA all-time playoff scoring list π
Tune in tonight at 5 pm MST on ESPN as Harden and the @cavs take on the New York Knicks in game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.