Brother Gene Conley
Washington State '49
Professional Athlete

Of all the great American athletes who competed during the 20th century, Gene Conley accomplished something no one else was able to do — he won championship rings in two different major professional sports, playing for the World Series winning Milwaukee Braves (1958) and the NBA champion Boston Celtics (1959-61).

Conley was also the winning pitcher in the 1954 All-Star Game. In all, this Washington State Acacian played 23 seasons of professional sports, at one point cramming 17 seasons of work into 11 years.