Norm Charlton​

Charlton gained notoriety along with Rob Dibble and Randy Myers as a member of the Cincinnati Reds’ “Nasty Boys’’ bullpen during the Reds’ 1990 World Series championship season. Charlton pitched 13 seasons in Major League Baseball through 2001. A former player at Madison High School and Rice University, the left-hander went 51-54 in his career with a 3.71 earned run average, most of it as a reliever. He posted 97 career saves. Charlton was tough in the playoffs, sporting a 3-1 record with a 1.08 ERA.​

Charlton played for the Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His best years came in a five-year stretch from 1989-93, when his earned run average was never more than 2.99. He pitched one scoreless inning in the 1992 MLB All-Star game for the National League, representing the Reds, at San Diego’s Qualcomm Stadium.​ He played on four playoff teams and pitched in seven playoff series. In the 1990 postseason, he went 1-1 and allowed one earned run in six innings for the world champion Reds.  In 1995, he went 1-0 and struck out nine in six innings to help the Mariners upset the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series.​

Charlton’s career was almost ended in 1993 when he suffered a serious elbow injury, but he rebounded to play another seven seasons in the league. Nicknamed “The Sheriff,” he was inducted into the Rice University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990, where he graduated with three degrees. After his playing career, Charlton enjoys hunting and fishing with his wife Nancy on their ranch in South Texas.​