Phil Niekro, the
famous knuckleballer, turns 81 today. When
you look at his 24 year career, he retired at the age of 48 years old, he
had some wonderful highlights like a No-hitter in 1973, NL wins leader (twice),
NL strikeout leader and MLB ERA leader, along with 5 All-Star appearances and 5
Gold Gloves and earned his entry in to the MLB Hall of Fame in 1997.
