David Richison played high school football, pro baseball

Oklahoma high schooler David Richison played baseball the summer of 1987, but he looked ahead to that fall and football season, he told The Tulsa World later. "We were in Woodward playing in the American Legion (state baseball) tournament this summer and some of the guys on the team started telling me I ought to try out for quarterback," Richison told The World . He got the job and took his Spiro High School team to the playoffs, The World wrote . Richison went on from Sprio to continue in his other sport, baseball, as a pro. His pro baseball career lasted two seasons . He made high-A. Richison's pro career began in 1990, taken by the Astros in the 29th round of the previous year's draft out of Texarkana College. At Spiro, Richison hit a two-run home run in an August 1987 game. That November, quarterback Richison threw four touchdown passes in a game. With the Astros, Richison started in the rookie Gulf Coast League . He got into 25 games and hit .186. He also s...