Hooton\'s career began auspiciously with a no-hitter in his fourth major league game for the Cubs, but he gained perhaps his widest recognition for his several playoff performances with the Dodgers. His only All-Star appearance was in 1981, when he also was named the NLCS Most Valuable Player on the way to helping the Dodgers to a World Series championship with four postseason wins in five appearances.\n', '

He is currently the pitching coach of the Fort Wayne TinCaps, the Class-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres.\n', '

Hooton attended Richard King High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, leading the Mustangs to a 4A State Championship in the school\'s second year of operation in 1967. Hooton graduated from King in 1968.\n', '

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