FERGUSON "FERGIE" JENKINS: A CANADIAN SPORTS LEADER
When most people hear about Canadian Athletics, the first thing that comes to mind is hockey. Hockey has been a great symbol for our nation but has become so big that Canadians are usually overlooked in other sports. Canadians are very diverse, especially in athletics, which might surprise many people. Some of the most well known are Wayne Gretzky in hockey, Kurt Browning in figure skating, Paul Tracy in car racing, Steve Nash in basketball, Mike Weir in golf, and the list goes on. But the most overlooked athlete in Canada is Ferguson Jenkins, a professional baseball player. Ferguson Jenkins also known as "Fergie" is the greatest Canadian sports leader of all time. Ferguson Jenkins is a native of Canada, and grew up playing many sports such as baseball, hockey, and basketball. He was very proficient in all but it was baseball that he decided to stick with and it paid off. After graduating from high school has was drafted by the Philadelphia Philies and flourished on the fiel
Giving Canadian baseball players the opportunity to improve and showcase their skills. In addition he was one of the founders and the commissioner of baseball for the CBL, The Canadian Baseball League. Bringing the true spirit of baseball back to Canada and creating a new image for the way other nations look at us. He is also the first and only Canadian to be inducted to The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Fergie has not only made many accomplishments on the field, but has made many contributions to the community off the field as well. He has not forgotten his roots as he supports many charities in Canada, particularly in Ontario such as Canadian Special Olympics, Grimsby Rotary, and Red Cross. He is going to always be remembered as the ultimate control pitcher in the game, establishing the best finesse record in the 129 years of organized baseball. Succeeding his retirement in 1983, Fergie was inducted to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, and Canada's Walk of Fame. Throughout his magnificent career he accomplished many feats. What made Jenkins so unique from the rest of the greats was that he was not a power pitcher, but threw a barrage of pitches with outstanding control. For example, he "is the only pitcher in history to record more than 3,000 strike-outs (3,192), while giving up less than 1,000 walks (997). Ferguson Jenkins is Canada's greatest sport leader of all time because of the character that he exemplifies on and off the field. d for nineteen seasons, demonstrating his dominance from his first pitch until his last. After accomplishing all of his great feats he has never forgotten where he is from, and how Canada has affected him.
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