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BEN
F. JOHNSON, JR.
Ben F. Johnson, Jr., a 1949 graduate of Greenwood
High, played both basketball and baseball in high school, but excelled in
baseball. While in high school he
played on the American Legion Post 20 team for four years, helping them win
the State Championship in 1947. Ben
was nominated and selected to play for the U.S. All Star Team by Gov. Strom
Thurmond in 1948. After graduation,
Ben turned down several scholarship offers and entered professional baseball
as a pitcher in the Boston Braves organization. He played AAA ball before being inducted
into the U.S. Marines. While in the
Marines, he continued to play baseball and helped his team win the East Coast
Championship. In 1954, Ben went to
spring training with the Milwaukee Braves and opened the season in the Major
Leagues. In both 1958 and 1959, he
pitched in the Majors with the Chicago Cubs.
He finished his professional career as a pitching coach and scout for
the Houston Astros.
Ben once stuck out the great Ted Williams and later said, “I like to
think I made him retire”.
INDUCTED
2007
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DISTRICT
50 MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Greenwood
School District 50 is
to educate all students to achieve their full potential as responsible and
productive citizens.
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Greenwood School District 50 is
committed to the principle of equal opportunity. It is the policy of the district
not to discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin,
religion, age, marital status, or disability with regard to its students,
employees, or applicants for admission or employment.
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