Darrell Porter was born on January 17th, 1952 in Joplin, Missouri. His family later moved to Oklahoma City where he became an all-state quarterback for Southeast High School in 1969 and the state’s baseball player of the year. Porter was recruited to play quarterback for the University of Oklahoma under coach Chuck Fairbanks and their offensive coordinator, Barry Switzer. Those plans changed when Porter was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers with the fourth overall selection in the 1970 amateur draft. Porter made his major league debut with the Brewers on September 2nd, 1971, as a nineteen-year-old, against who else, the Kansas City Royals.
Remembering Darrell Porter
