Name: John A. Stuper

Age: 47

Home: Hamden, CT

Family: Wife Pam and two children: Casey (25) and Rob (17)

Occupation: Head coach of Yale University's baseball team

Sports Connection: Major League pitcher for St. Louis (1982-84) and Cincinnati (1985).

Fact: Before being drafted by Pittsburgh in 1978, he tallied a 25-2 record at Butler County Community College.

Stuper says: "I grew up in a great town and both of my parents always supported me in whatever I did."