Baseball Hall of Fame

Born in Waterloo, Iowa, Dick Weik moved to Peoria in 1941 and starred at Peoria High School. He broke into the majors with the Washington Senators in 1948 and pitched for five years at the big league level with Washington, Cleveland and Detroit. Weik appeared in 76 games during his career, finishing with a 5-23 record and 5.90 ERA.