Appropriately, they called him "Walkin' Lawton," after he crisscrossed the state of Florida on foot during a Senate campaign. Now, just as appropriately, they call him "mulch."
Lawton Chiles was never played in a game.
The only thing more impressive than his baseball record was the fact that he made it out of Compton High School alive.
(d) February 27th, 2011