Report: Sen. Brown leading push to get William “Dummy” Hoy into MLB Hall of Fame

WFIN News reported that U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) is leading a push to get deaf baseball legend William “Dummy” Hoy into the MLB Hall of Fame.

The senator wants to see the Baseball Hall of Fame Historical Overview Committee to include Hoy on the December 2024 Hall of Fame ballot.

The report explained that Hoy played fourteen MLB seasons. He was born in Houcktown, Ohio in 1862. He went to the Ohio State School for the Deaf and graduated as class valedictorian.

He was a huge baseball talent and played in almost 1,800 MLB games and amassed more than 2,000 hits. After his baseball career, he operated a dairy farm in southwest Ohio.

The senator said “on the merits of his distinguished career and legacy on and off the field, the National Baseball Hall of Fame should consider “Dummy” Hoy for inclusion.

Check out the link in the description and transcript for more information about Hoy and the senator’s push for his inclusion in the Hall of Fame.

Link: https://wfin.com/local-news/brown-leading-push-to-induct-hancock-countys-hoy-into-mlb-hall-of-fame/

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