On April 1, 1962, the Detroit Tigers sign University of Detroit basketball star Dave DeBusschere. He will pitch effectively in 1962 and ‘63 with the White Sox, the 21 year-old right-hander will compile a 3-4 record in 36 appearances, He will gain much more fame as a key member of the New York Knicks’ NBA championship teams of 1970 and ‘73 and become one of the 50 named greatest players in the history of the league