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Gene “Butch” Rounsaville Celebrates 51st Anniversary in MLB

Today Antioch Sports History- April 7, 1970- 51 years ago today Antioch High’s Gene “Butch” Rounsaville toes the rubber at Chicago’s White Sox Stadium as a relief pitcher and becomes Antioch’s first Major League Baseball (MLB) player. It would be eight long years before the 6’3’ 205 pound, 1962 graduate would stand facing his first…

David Butch Martinez, Bench Press World Record Holder’s Photo Added to Recreation Section of Museum

A new story from our Recreation Section of the Hall of Fame: While most 68 year old retired men are looking for an easy chair to rest in, David Martinez, better known as Butch, is working hard lifting weights in his home gym here in Antioch. The 1970 Antioch High grad has always enjoyed lifting,…

Antioch Historical Sports Legends Host Antioch High Panthers Football Team for Fundraiser

Antioch’s Business Leaders and Antioch Sports Legends Join in on the Food and Fun. Come join the The Antioch Historical Society, the Antioch Sports Legends and the Antioch Chamber of Commerce, Thursday, 5:00 to 7:00 pm, April 28 for an evening of fun and food in the historic Riverview room at the museum. The public…