February 22, 201214 yr THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: NO BILLY JOE 1994: The White Sox announced that outfielder Billy Joe Hobert would not be attending spring training as a non-roster invitee. The future NFL quarterback was the White Sox 16th round pick in the June 1993 draft out of the University of Washington despite never playing college baseball. Hobert, a left-handed hitter, batted .256 with four RBIs in 15 games at the Sox Rookie League affiliate at Sarasota in 1993. That, however, was the extent of his professional baseball career. Hobert went on to quarterback 29 games in the NFL for Oakland, Buffalo and New Orleans between 1995 and 1998. Hobert gained some “fame” for admitting he didn’t thoroughly prepare for a 1997 Bills’ game against New England in which two of his first three passes were intercepted. He was quickly cut.
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