George Lombard

Lombard, a Parade All America and USA Today All America high school running back, had initially committed to play for the Georgia Bulldogs before changing his direction toward baseball. Lombard earned his bachelor\'s degree in psychology from the University of Phoenix in 2015.\n', '

Lombard played baseball and football at The Lovett School in Atlanta. He initially committed to play college football for the Georgia Bulldogs. Lombard was drafted in the second round by the Atlanta Braves in the 1994 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed for $425,000. He played for the Braves, Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Washington Nationals. In 2002, in 241 at bats he batted .241/.300/.373 for Detroit, with 5 home runs and 13 stolen bases. In his major league career, in 350 at bats he batted .220 with 8 home runs, and stole 23 bases in 25 attempts.\n', '

He was the first American baseball pl…