Ferrum, Billy Wagner and Hall of Fame

Ferrum College celebrates MLB Hall of Fame election of alumnus Billy Wagner
FERRUM, Va. (WDBJ) - With more than 82% of the baseball writers’ vote, Southwest Virginia’s own Billy Wagner has been elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Ferrum College, where Wagner played baseball and football, held a private watch party Tuesday night to celebrate Wagner’s accomplishments and one of the biggest moments of his career.
Ferrum's Billy Wagner elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
The distance from Ferrum, Virginia to Cooperstown, New York is a road far longer than just the miles between the two small towns.For Billy Wagner, it's a journe
Ferrum great Billy Wagner 'grateful' to be elected to Cooperstown
The Ferrum College great is part of the new class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, which was announced Tuesday night. This was the former reliever’s 10th and final time on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.
Fenway made a big impression on Billy Wagner while he was on the road to Cooperstown
Wagner had a 1.98 earned run average and struck out 22 of the 56 batters he faced in his 15 games for the Red sox in 2009.
MLB: Billy Wagner (Tazewell) awaits his Hall Call on Tuesday
New York Mets closer Billy Wagner (13) celebrates with catcher Brian Schneider after closing out the Mets 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on June 29, 2008. At Ferrum College: went 17-3 with a 1.63 ERA and 327 strikeouts from 1991-93; earned Division III first-team All-America honors.
Ferrum’s Billy Wagner voted into the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, NY – In his tenth and final year on the Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, Ferrum’s Billy Wagner has been named to the 2025 class. Wagner is known as one of the greatest closers of all time in Major League Baseball. He is now the ninth closer elected.
Ferrum College alum Billy Wagner elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
Great news for Tazewell native and former Ferrum College pitcher Billy Wagner as he cracks the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his 10th and final year on the ballot. Last year, Wagner was 5 votes away from getting into the hall.
Is Billy Wagner really a Hall of Famer? A few thoughts on this year’s BBWAA voting
One reason I choose not to vote for the Hall of Fame is that it gives me the freedom to critique the electorate as an objective outsider. I’ve explained my rationale several times before, but it’s really quite insufferable,
Astros’ Hall of Famers react to Billy Wagner’s Cooperstown honor
Several Houston Astros’ legends reacted to Billy Wagner’s selection into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The former closer’s road to Cooperstown began in Houston in 1995. During his nine years with the Astros,
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Owens, Naff, Davis remember Ferrum great Wagner's 'golden arm'
Eric Owens used to play on the Ferrum College baseball team with Billy Wagner. Now Owens is the head coach of that team. And ...
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Ferrum College baseball legend, Miller School coach Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Miller School baseball coach Billy Wagner, known to the outside world as the best lefthanded closer in MLB history, is a ...
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The wild story of how Billy Wagner went from righty to lefty
On January 21, 2025, all-time great closer Billy Wagner was elected to the Hall of Fame. A version of this story originally ...