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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
AGE: 36
POSITION: Outfield
BIRTHPLACE: Atlanta, CA
RESIDES: Fairburn, GA
COLLEGE: Florida A&M
PERSONAL: Wife Daphne, 3 sons & 2 daughters
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In
his hometown of Atlanta, Marquis Grissom sponsors 12 youth
baseball teams, including providing transportation. He
helps fund Study Hall, a home school that provides food
and shelter for kids without parents. In 2001 alone, he
visited more than 60 schools, delivering messages of hope.
Each year, Marquis hosts a golf tournament to support
homeless kids at Boys and Girls Clubs. He participated
in the 10th annual “Until There’s a Cure Day,”
an HIV/AIDS awareness program. He also lent his support
to the Giants Wives Cookbook, which benefits the Giants’
Community Fund. While in Milwaukee,
he was honored with the 1999 Michael Harrison Award for
community service. In the July 31, 2000 issue of The Sporting
News, Marquis was recognized as
one of the “99 Good Guys in Pro Sports” for
his community service activities. Devoted to his family,
Marquis has bought each of his siblings a house. He has
14 brothers and sisters.
Marquis
Grissom is a 15-year veteran in the Major Leagues. He
is a 2-time
All-Star and 4-time Gold Glove winner. He owns a .274
lifetime batting average with 2,117 hits in 2,015 games
played. He is one of just six players in Major League
history to record 2,000 career hits, 200 home runs and
400 stolen bases. One of the game’s great base runners,
he ranks sixth among active players in steals. In 2003,
Marquis won the Willie Mac Award as the most inspirational
player on the club, voted by his teammates.
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