BOSTON -- Gene Conley, one of the only players in history to win championships in two major professional sports, has died. He was 86.
The Boston Red Sox, for whom Conley played for from 1961-63, say he died Tuesday.
Conley helped pitch the Milwaukee Braves to a World Series championship in 1957 and won three NBA titles with the Boston Celtics. Otto Graham won championships in the NFL and the NBL, a precursor to the NBA.
Conley was a right-hander and three-time All-Star (1954, '55, '59) who spent 11 years in baseball with three teams.