Vic Willis was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer. Willis was a deadball era pitcher, throwing for the Boston Beaneaters/Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals before retiring at 34. He won 249 games in just 13 years with an ERA of just 2.63 and was known to have an extremely effective "drop pitch" (curve ball). He had a nickname the "Delaware Peach" during his playing days. After baseball he managed and coached at the semi-pro and college level. Willis holds two records for pitchers after 1900 - most complete games in one season (45 in 1902) and most losses in one season (29 in 1905). He was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1995.