I think I may have posted this to the list in the past, but after sitting in the stands watching Bonds deposit 71 and 72 on Friday night, and seeing on-screen views of his father all weekend, I was reminded of our thread of where good talent goes.
Dad, Bobby Bonds (Poly, Riverside, CA), was the national HS long jump leader at 25-3 in ’64, a mark which at the time made him =No.3 on the all-time list. And dad's sister, Rosie, finished 8th in the Olympics in the 80mH that year. Seems like Barry sprang from a pretty good gene pool. gh ps--the guy with whom Bobby was tied on the all-time list was a Willie Davis of LA Roosevelt, 25-3 in ’58. Any masters of arcanaa out there who know if that's by any chance the same WD who became great outfielder w/ the Dodgers just a few years later?
