Monday, February 12, 2007

The King of Softball dies

Eddie Feigner, possibly the greatest softball pitcher ever, died Feb. 9 in Huntsville, Ala. He was 81.

As "The King and His Court," Feigner barnstormed the world for 55 years starting in 1946, with a team that was nearly unbeatable. Feigner threw a softball harder than any major league pitcher has ever thrown a baseball, with his underhand fastball once timed at 104 mph — some accounts had it as high as 114. The fastest pitch thrown by a major league pitcher is 103 mph.

Check out this New York Sun article: http://www.nysun.com/article/48462

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