BOSTON — Gene Conley, the former Washington State standout who will be remembered as the only man to win a World Series and an NBA championship, has died. He was 86.
The Boston Red Sox, for whom Conley played from 1961-63, said 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.
Conley, who graduated from Richland High, led Washington State to its only appearance in the College World Series. In 1950, the Cougars advanced to the national title game and lost to Texas 3-0.