Brother to Hall Of Fame inductee Phil Niekro, Joe put together a lengthy and successful career of his own by perfecting a knuckleball and learning how to cheat.

Name
Joseph Franklin Niekro
Birthday
November 7, 1944
Age
61
Died on
Friday, October 27th, 2006
Famous
Confirmed
Sunday, December 16th, 2001
Also known as
Joe Niekro
Tags
baseball, mlb, pitcher
Joseph Franklin Niekro
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Joe Niekro was never played in a game.

 
 

 

Guess the Stiff!

He sang to over 220 million people over his lifetime, worked with Billy Graham for over 50 years, and recorded over 500 vocal solos on more than 70 albums. And yet - we had no idea who the fuck he was until we looked him up. Go figure.

(d) April 16th, 2013