▁was ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁out ▁of ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁A ▁two - s port ▁star , ▁C is co ▁earned ▁All - America ▁and ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁hon ors ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁captain ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Ohio ▁State ▁Buck ey es ▁football ▁team , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁with ▁a ▁ 9 – 1 ▁record , ▁playing ▁both ▁full back ▁and ▁line back er . ▁As ▁a ▁pitch er ▁for ▁the ▁Buck ey es , ▁he ▁compiled ▁a ▁career ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 2 – 2 . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁A ▁curve ball ▁special ist , ▁C is co ▁entered ▁the ▁Maj ors ▁in ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁playing ▁a ▁little ▁over ▁a ▁season ▁for ▁before ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁acquired ▁him ▁via ▁wa ivers ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁M ets ▁ended ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 4 0 – 1 2 0 , ▁still ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁losses ▁by ▁a ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁for ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁season , ▁then ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁expansion ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Roy als , ▁where ▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁active ▁ML B ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁In ▁a ▁seven - season ▁career , ▁he ▁posted