Paul Linblad

Born in Chanute in 1941, Paul Lindblad was a state champion in the javelin and played American Legion baseball.  He want to Chanute Junior College to throw the javelin and went on to play baseball at the University of Kansas.  

After college, Lindblad worked on the Santa Fe railroad for a year before signing a contract with the Kansas City Athletics.  

The lefty appeared in 655 major league games in 14 years, mostly with the Athletics in Kansas City and Oakland. He won 68 games and saved 64 as a relief pitcher, compiling a solid 3.29 career earned-run-average.  He helped the A’s win back-to-back World Series in 1973 and 1974. 

Lindblad capped his career as a reliever for the New York Yankees, winning another World Series ring in 1978. He died Jan. 1, 2006, in Arlington, Texas.

For more, read Paul Lindblad’s Society for American Baseball Research bio.