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Born on April 8, 1946 in Hertford, North Carolina, United States, Catfish Hunter was a baseball player. Catfish Hunter died on September 9, 1999 at the age of 53. Schooling on record includes Perquimans County High School. Listed accolades include North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1974).
My Take
What stays with me about Catfish Hunter is not the showmanship but the sheer reliability. Being the only pitcher since 1915 to reach 200 wins by age 31 is a feat of durability and consistency that modern baseball rarely produces. I find his arc deeply human: a small-town North Carolina kid who anchored championship rotations in Oakland and New York, then was gone at fifty-three. To me he represents the unglamorous craftsman, the player who showed up and won, season after season, until a Hall of Fame plaque made the quiet work permanent.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Catfish Hunter
- Name (Japanese)
- キャットフィッシュ・ハンター
- Reading
- きゃっとふぃっしゅ・はんたー
- Born
- April 8, 1946 – September 9, 1999
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dog
- Origin
- Hertford, North Carolina, United States
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Perquimans County High School
Awards & achievements
- 1974 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Catfish Hunter born?
Born April 8, 1946.
When did Catfish Hunter die?
Died September 9, 1999, aged 53.
Where was Catfish Hunter from?
Catfish Hunter was from Hertford, North Carolina, United States.
What did Catfish Hunter do?
Catfish Hunter worked as baseball player.
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