Hall Of Famer Perry Leads 7 Into SC Athletic Hall Of Fame

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Baseball Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry is among seven named to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.

Perry won 314 games over 21 seasons and won the Cy Young Award with the Cleveland Indians in 1972 and the San Diego Padres in 1978. He was also baseball coach at Limestone College in the Palmetto State.

Also named were former big league pitcher and executive Ed Lynch, who played at South Carolina, and Dan Driessen, a member of Cincinnati’s “Big Red Machine,” who is from Hilton Head. Others named to the hall are former NFL players Peter Boulware and C.J. Spiller.

The group will be inducted in ceremonies on May 11.