13 Facts About Garry Maddox

Garry Lee Maddox was born on September 1,1949 and is an American former professional baseball player and business entrepreneur.

Garry Maddox played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1972 to 1986.

In 1986, Garry Maddox was named the recipient of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award for his work on behalf of local charities.

Garry Maddox was inducted into the Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame in 2001.

Garry Maddox was a 1968 graduate of San Pedro High School.

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Garry Maddox was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the second round of the 1968 amateur draft and signed to a minor league contract.

Garry Maddox served in the Army from 1968 to 1970, including a year in Vietnam, before receiving a hardship discharge so he could help support the Maddox family after his father became ill.

Garry Maddox went on to win his first Gold Glove Award as the top center fielder in the National League.

Garry Maddox started back on the ball, then charged forward, and the ball glanced off his glove, allowing the Dodgers to stay alive after what would have been the third out.

Garry Maddox later lined out to Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken Jr.

Garry Maddox continued to win Gold Gloves, steal bases and hit well for the Phillies until 1985, when he declined rapidly.

In 2003, Garry Maddox began a four-year term on the board of Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

Garry Maddox has worked as a spring training instructor for the Phillies, and was a color analyst for Phillies games on Philadelphia's now-defunct cable-sports network PRISM from 1987 to 1995.