Joe Niekro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoe Niekro
American baseball player
Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1944
Place of Birth: Martins Ferry, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 27-Oct-2006
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Joe Niekro
- Joseph Franklin Niekro (November 7, 1944 – October 27, 2006) was an American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher.
- He was the younger brother of pitcher Phil Niekro, and the father of Major League pitcher and first baseman Lance Niekro.
- Born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, Niekro attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio and attended West Liberty University in West Liberty, West Virginia.
- During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched from 1967–1988 for seven different teams, primarily for the Houston Astros.
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