Bob Luman

Bob Luman started out as a rockabilly performer, switched to country, and then in the late '50s nearly ditched the music industry altogether; were it not for the interference of the Everly Brothers, Nashville would have lost a popular and talented performer to major-league baseball.

\r He was born in Blackjack, Texas, and grew up in Nacogdoches loving both sports and music.

As a teen, Luman was a high-school baseball star, and was so good that he caught the eye of several major-league baseball scouts.