| The picture on the right is of a former football player with the Kansas City Chiefs. His is Mickey McCarty. This is a photo of him hitting in the National Home Run Derby Contest that used to be held in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1976. He was playing with Taylor Brothers out of Texas at the time.
Mickey had one of the prettiest swings. Nothing but a good fluid swing. It did help for him to be 6' 6" tall. Notice the position his feet are after his swing. His back foot is on the ball of the foot. Putting your weight on your back leg before you swing can only help you drive the ball that much further.
Mickey McCarty, helped form the backbone of the magical 1967-68 TCU basketball team that got to the Final 8 of the NCAA playoffs after winning the SWC championship. With James, Mickey and Tom Swift -- none over 6' 6" -- dominating the boards, TCU rolled until finally beaten by Elvin Hayes and Don Chaney's University of Houston team in the finals of the Midwest Regionals.
Mickey was such a great athlete that he was drafted by Major League Baseball, The NBA and eventually signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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