Barry Larkin Biography

Fast Facts

• Was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012
• In 1996, he became the first shortstop and the second Cincinnati Reds player to post a season with 30 home runs and 30 steals
• Won the Lou Gehrig Award in 1994
• Played baseball at the University of Michigan
• Was the fourth overall pick in the 1985 MLB Draft, in which he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds
• Earned a spot in the 1984 U․S․ Olympic Baseball Team
• In addition to his athletic prowess, he was an honor student at Cincinnati's Moeller High School
• Quote: "[on redshirting in football] "It allowed me to focus on only one sport (baseball) for the first time․""
• Quote: "I'm not a home run hitter․ I'm a line drive hitter․ [In 1996], I hit [33] line drives that went over the fence․"
• An MLB shortstop who played his entire 19 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds