Andre Dawson in the Hall of Fame
January 6, 2010 | Category: News Break, Sports
Andre Dawson is headed to Cooperstown. Let’s hope is is wearing a Montreal Expos  cap.
According to the Miami Herald, Dawson, 55, was the only player elected this year, receiving 420 votes out of 539 ballots cast (77.9 percent).
Dawson had fallen short of election his previous eight years on the ballot.
But after finishing with 67 percent of the vote last year, he finally crossed the 75 percent barrier necessary for enshrinement with baseball’s all-time greats.
Dawson spent 21 seasons in the majors, most with the Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs, before ending his playing career in 1996 with the Marlins.
Now an executive with his hometown team, Dawson is the first Marlins player to make it to the Hall of Fame.
Dawson grew up in South Florida, graduating from Southwest Miami Senior High and Florida A&M University. He is now an executive with the Marlins.
Tags: Andre Dawson, Baseball, Expos, Hall of Fame, Montreal
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