Weldon Henley (October 25, 1880 – November 16, 1960), was a

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from 1903 to 1907. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics and Brooklyn Dodgers. Henley made his major league debut on April 23, 1903. He pitched a no-hitter against the St. Louis Browns in the first game of a doubleheader on July 22, 1905. Henley was the first

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alumnus to play in the Majors. His fraternity was Sigma Nu.

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