The Greatest Athlete To Wear #43 is Dennis Eckersley one of the greatest closers in baseball history.

Notable #43’s- In baseball Mel Harder won over 200 games as a pitcher for the Indians and then became an outstanding pitching coach. Ken Forsch was a fine pitcher for the Astros and Angels. In basketball Jack Sikma was an outstanding center for Seattle and Milwaukee. In football-Cliff Harris was a 6 time Pro Bowl safety for the Cowboys in the 1970’s.

The Greatest Athlete To Wear #43 is Dennis Eckersley. Dennis Eckersley was a pretty good starting pitcher the first half of his career. He reached a point though where it looked as if his career was ending-then he was turned into a closer and became one of the all-time best closers for the A’s. He ended up with 197 wins and 390 saves. You have to wonder how many saves he would have had if his entire career had been as a closer. It would probably be a total no one would ever match.