Though Ross Youngs has been enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 1972, few have given his remarkable career its due. Born in Shiner and raised in San Antonio, Youngs played his first game as a professional at the age of sixteen, and just three years later, his contract was purchased by the New York Giants, one of baseball's elite teams in the early twentieth century. Tragically, his promising career ended when he died from an illness at age thirty in 1927. Join author David King in a journey to discover the amazing Youngs as he was and the incredible legacy he left behind.
David King is creative director of Discovery Clinical Trials, a freelance writer and journalist from New Braunfels. Previously, he was a sports writer for the San Antonio Express News and an editor at Texas State University. He has collaborated on projects with the Texas Sports Hall of Fame and National Baseball Hall of Fame.