Dave Wickersham, who pitched for both the Kansas City Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, died over the weekend at the age of 86. Wickersham was the oldest living member of the Kansas City Royals, part of the inaugural team that began play in 1969.
Wickersham was born in Erie, Pennsylvania and attended high school at nearby East Springfield, where he was a multi-sport star. He played college baseball at Ohio University in Athens, and was signed by Branch Rickey and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955. In 1959, the Kansas City Athletics selected him in the minor league Rule 5 draft, and by 1960 he was in the big leagues.