Friday, 23 July 2021

Famous Voits: Jimmy Foit

Jimmy Foit was a 6-1, 192 lb. shortstop who played baseball for Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore, Maryland and college ball for Virginia Tech.  He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 26th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball June amateur draft.  He played five years of minor league ball with the Rangers.  But that's not why Jimmy Foit is famous.

Famous Voits: The Voit Rubber Corporation

The most famous Voit family in America is the family of George Ernst Voit who was born in Thuringia about 1806.  George's grandson, Will...

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