Doug Toombs '83 and John "Turk" Crosby '81 (Part 2 of 2) Put Longwood Baseball in National Spotlight

About this episode

Doug Toombs and John "Turk" Crosby discuss their experiences in baseball and personal lives in the second part of their interview.

Doug talks more about his hitting style and how Longwood's former swimming requirement delayed his graduation. Turk shares his family's journey of adopting three children as an "empty nester." Finally, the duo shares their keys to respecting baseball. This is the second episode of a two-part series.

People in this episode

Host: Rohn Brown

Guests: Doug Toombs, John "Turk" Crosby

Topics covered

• baseball
• hitting style
• adoption
• graduation
• respecting sports

Keywords

• Longwood Baseball
• hitting style
• adoption
• graduation
• respecting baseball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Longwood

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