Herman Neils Segelke (born April 24, 1958) is an American former

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. Segelke is the third of four children. He is German and Danish descent. He won the national Punt, Pass, and Kick competition at the

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. Segelke played baseball at El Camino High School in

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. He suffered

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in his pitching arm as a junior but, in his first start as a senior, with a dozen professional scouts present, Segelke threw a

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against

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. Segelke received a scholarship offer to play

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but was drafted with the seventh pick of the

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by the

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on the recommendation of scout Gene Handley. Segelke held out for a larger

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and ultimately was given a $52,500 bonus (), then the largest bonus ever given by the Cubs. He appeared in three games for the

in 1982."Herman Segelke Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2012. He was traded to the

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following the 1982 season, where he played two seasons in their farm system before finishing his professional career in 1984.

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1958 births Living people Sportspeople from South San Francisco, California Major League Baseball pitchers Chicago Cubs players Gulf Coast Cubs players Pompano Beach Cubs players Midland Cubs players Iowa Oaks players Iowa Cubs players Phoenix Giants players Baseball players from San Mateo, California American people of Danish descent American people of German descent 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1950s-stub