* Homegrown Heroes *

The Bellamy Brothers

Laid-back, long-haired musicians best known for
"Let Your Love Flow", a hook-laden soft-rock
ditty that actually made the Top Ten in 1976.

Still mourning the death of a beloved
Old Hippy, the duo continue to draw
quite a crowd in Eastern Europe
and San Ann speakeasies.

Jim Courier


After going professional in 1988, Courier
claimed the French Open singles title in 1991.

A member of the US team that took the Davis Cup,
he won both Australian and French Open titles
the following year, enjoying a 25-match winning
streak which ultimately placed him in the pages
of People magazine as the World's Number 1 player.

Courier would again claim the Australian Open title
in 1993 before getting beat like a redheaded stepchild.

Jim "Mudcat" Grant

Born August 13, 1935, in the wilds of nearby Lacoochee,

Mudcat pitched for the Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins,

Los Angeles Dodgers, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals,

Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates between 1958 and 1971.

He helped the Twins win the 1965 American League Pennant,

the Pirates win the 1970 National League Eastern Division and 1971 World Series

and the Athletics win the 1971 American League Western Division.

Gene Nelson



First signed to the New York Yankees in 1981
at the tender age of 20, Nelson was then
the youngest player in the major leagues.

Traded to Seattle in 1982, he was
soon drafted off their Triple-A roster
by the Chicago White Sox, which would
use him as a setup man and spot starter.

The A's acquired Nelson in 1986
after Chicago manager Tony LaRussa
took over at Oakland. The team won
Games Two and Three of the 1988 LCS
with scoreless relief.

He went on to pitch well in Oakland’s
two World Series defeats in 1988 and '90,
giving up only one run in 11 innings before
surrendering six runs in his only inning
during Oakland’s 1989 World Series victory.