Gene Pollard grew up in Macon and played for the Macon Peaches
MACON, Ga. — You know in the movies, you might have heard a drill sergeant say"Drop and do 50." They're talking about pushups, and for a lot of folks that could pose a challenge.
As you can imagine, a guy who's 93 has health problems and days where he doesn't feel that great, but it doesn't matter. He gets the job done.He worked for the Department of Defense and had a busy life traveling the world. Before the kids and after World War Two, the guy in the black and white photo squinting played for the original Macon Peaches as a first baseman.
Gene is a mean pool player, makes furniture including this one from one of his Peaches bats and also paints.
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