Long before the Paralympic Games began, a heroic baseball pitcher from tiny Dana, Indiana, showed Americans what people with disabilities can accomplish. The 2024 Paralympic Summer Games ended Sunday ...

Robert Earl “Bert” Shepard, the native of Dana, who lost part of his right leg during an air mission over Germany during World War II but ended up pitching in the major leagues, died last Monday at a ...

Friday marks 78 years exactly since a pitcher for the Washington Senators took the mound, beating the odds he would ever throw in a major league game. Bert Shepard was a war hero, who lost his right ...

Bert Shepard, a World War II fighter pilot who lost his right leg when he was shot down over Germany but went on to pitch for the 1945 Washington Senators, becoming an inspiration for grievously ...

When he first heard a baseball game on his grandmother’s radio, Bert Shepard, who died on June 16 at age 87, knew he’d found his passion. As a teen, the Indiana native traveled across the country, ...

Everyone remembers the MLB career of Pete Gray, an outfielder with only one arm. However, he was not the only handicapped player during World War Two, as Bert Shepard tried out as a pitcher for the ...

Pete Gray, left, lost his right arm in a childhood accident. Bert Shepard, right, lost his right leg below the knee during World War II. In 1945, both played for the majors. (AP) Hey, Clint Eastwood, ...

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Bert Shepard, 87, a World War II aviator who became an inspirational figure to the country when he recovered from the partial amputation of one leg and pitched for the original Washington Nationals in ...