Enos ‘Country’ Slaughter Doesn’t Qualify
Five Nashville “athletes.â€
* Billy Ray Cyrus--got college baseball scholarship.
* Roy Acuff--got major league baseball tryout.
* Charlie Pride--played pro baseball.
* Bill Anderson--originally a sportswriter.
* Jim Reeves--got college baseball scholarship.
Source: “All Music Guide to Country.â€
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