Pirates Star Dick Groat, Who Also Played in NBA, Dies at 92

Former Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Dick Groat is shown during pregame ceremonies honoring his lifetime of service to the Pirates organization, before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh on April 1, 2019. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo

PITTSBURGH—Before Bo Jackson knew everything, before Deion Sanders introduced Prime Time, there was Dick Groat.

A wiry shortstop with a slick glove and a lightning-quick guard with a lethal set shot, Groat was a star on the baseball diamond and the basketball court in the 1950s, long before Jackson and Sanders made major sports multitasking a thing.