Cy Young
This celebrity goo was created by player Edward Tegge.
Scott Hardie provided the source image, gooed image, category, and difficulty, wrote the clue, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 (part of Round XIV)
category: 
Sports
clue: The winningest pitcher in baseball history, this youthful pitcher peaked in 1901 but his award is still given today.
explanation: Young won more games that any other pitcher in all of baseball history, by a huge margin. His best season was in 1901. The Cy Young Award is given to an outstanding pitcher ever year. The word "youthful" was a play on Young's last name. more…
solved by: Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Mike Eberhart, Dave Mitzman, Aaron Fischer, Kelly Hardie, Kelly Stokes, Amir H. Sufyani, Jeff Flom, Dan Donovan, Brannan Conrad, and Joel DeClue
player landmarks: This was the last goo solved by Joel DeClue.
trivia: This goo was part of Round Fourteen, in which each goo was selected by a player. This goo was chosen by Edward Tegge, a longtime baseball fan.
Similar Goos
Michael Jordan
soared high over Chicago Go »
Buck O'Neil
This butterfly was overlooked right up to the end. I guess a dollar just doesn't go as far as it used to. Go »
Oh Seung-hwan
This Korean athlete's fate isn't written in stone like that of a video game boss. Lions and Tigers and Cardinals, oh my! Go »
Valentino Rossi
This current and seven-time world champion on two wheels has always used his father's number instead of the #1 he's earned. Go »
Zinédine Zidane
This zestful footballer has zero more chances to zoom and zip across the field. Go »
