PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) – Decorated athlete Alonzo “Al” Bumbry will be making homecoming “Greater” as he leads Virginia State University’s homecoming parade this Saturday as the marshal and guest of honor.
Bumbry, known for his fame as a Major League Baseball star with the Baltimore Orioles, started his career on a basketball scholarship to Virginia State University. When baseball returned to the campus, he served as team captain and was awarded most outstanding player.
He went to Vietnam after completing the university’s ROTC program, being discharged as a first lieutenant with a Bronze Star. Soon after, he returned to the game.
Al “exemplified what it means to pursue Greater on and off the field” says a VSU press release.