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EDDIE FEIGNER, “THE KING” OF SOFTBALL, IS DEAD AT 81…..RIP

I remember seeing action footage of his abilities at the Telenews Theater in San Francisco. To give you an idea of what he was like, here’s a guy who got a hit off of him - the first in four years of barnstorming….

Later, Eddie pitched against major leaguers while I was in high school, and “The King and His Court” made every sports page in the country. The Boys’ Club showed a film of his four-man team’s exploits.

“Eddie Feigner was a genuine Jekyll and Hyde,” Knight said. “On the field, a master showman, brilliant pitcher, creator of the most popular softball attraction in history. And off the field, one tough son of a gun. He was a former Marine, everything was by the numbers. He made millions, and was generous to a fault. Some guys got fired three times in the same day and rehired in the next moment.”

Feigner not only pitched from the standard mound, 46 feet from home plate, but also from second base, behind his back, on his knees, between his legs, from centre field and blindfolded. In a nationally televised exhibition against major leaguers at Dodger Stadium in 1964, he struck out Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Maury Wills, Harmon Killebrew, Roberto Clemente and Brooks Robinson in order.

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