Dave Winfield is a
professional baseball player who has played on the Padres, the Yankees, the Blue Jays, the Angels and the Indians. He had 3,110 hits and 465
home runs in his 22-year career. He has been an
All-Star 12 times and a
Gold Glove winner 5 times.
Winfield was drafted by the Padres, the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL, the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA and the Utah Stars of the ABA. Fortunately for the sport of baseball he chose the Padres.
Winfield was elected to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY in 2001.