Two Atlanta sports legends are getting the recognition they deserve later this month, it was announced Thursday. Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tim Hudson and longtime Braves broadcaster Joe Simpson are both going to be inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame.
The honors will happen on Saturday, January 27 at the Coca-Cola Roxy in The Battery Atlanta. The tandem will bring to 33 the number of greats in the Braves Hall of Fame.
Hudson played in the Mayor Leagues for 17 years, joining Atlanta from the Oakland Athletics in a December 2004 trade. In his nine seasons in Atlanta, he accumulated 113 wins and a 3.56 ERA in 244 games, the Braves said.
Simpson, now in his 27th season as a Braves broadcaster, is a former player who starred in stints at several ballclubs, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals and California Angels. Starting his playing career in 1973, he retired after the 1984 season.
Eleven years later, in 1995, he was named “Georgia Sports Broadcaster of the Year.”