2013 Hall of Fame : Frank Defino Sr. - Printing's Heavy Hitter

Defino took his shot at the big leagues, getting looks from the "Go-Go" White Sox and Atlanta Crackers, and continued to play semipro ball after graduating from high school while working three jobs to make ends meet. Baseball was his true love.

"In 1956 my dad asked me why I kept playing ball after I graduated from high school," Defino recalls. "It was my hobby, my pastime, my passion. I asked him how much he makes a year at his job. He took three buses to work and worked 10 to 12 hours a day, and he said he made $5,000 a year. I told him that players make $7,000 when they first come up into the major league."