Major League Baseball Player. For fifteen seasons (1965 to 1979), he was a left-handed pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and New York Yankees. During the course of his career, Holtzman was a key contributor to three world championships (1972 to 1974) Oakland Athletics and individually distinguished himself, when he tossed two no-hit games while in a Cubs' uniform (1969 & 1971). Born Kenneth Dale Holtzman, he made his initial mark on the baseball diamond during his years at University City High School. During this period, he led his team to a state championship in 1962 and achieved MVP honors. He enrolled at the University of Illinois, Chicago where he played collegiate baseball while receiving a degree in Business Administration. Selected by the Chicago Cubs during the 4th round of the June 1965 Amateur Free Agent Draft, he made his Major League debut on September 4th, 1965. Along with Jim 'Catfish' Hunter, Vida Blue and Johnny 'Blue Moon' Odom, Holtzman was a component of one of the best starting rotations during the 1970s, as they played a main role in the Athletics' dynasty teams of that decade. In 1973, he produced a career-high 21 wins and achieved all star status for the second time (1972 was the first). In 1977, he was a contributor to the New York Yankees world championship season, however he did not play during the 1977 World Series. In 451 career regular season games, he compiled a 174 win, 150 loss record, with a lifetime 3.49 ERA, in 2,867 innings pitched. In World Series contests, he compiled a 4 win, 1 loss record, with a 2.55 ERA, in 35 innings pitched. After retiring from baseball, he worked as a stockbroker in addition to the insurance industry. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995, and the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. He is also a member of the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame. He died from heart related issues.