▁in ▁S ik eston . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁D raft ▁two ▁pick s ▁after ▁De W itt . ▁ ▁Ben ▁Pl uck nett , ▁disc us ▁thro wer ▁who ▁has ▁held ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁record . ▁He ▁lived ▁at ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁S ik eston . ▁ ▁Otto ▁Por ter , ▁Jr ., ▁basketball ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Bull s ▁and ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁Ho y as . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁Scott ▁County ▁Central ▁High ▁School ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁three ▁miles ▁north ▁of ▁S ik eston ▁city ▁limits . ▁ ▁Josef ▁Sp ud ich , ▁former ▁professional ▁football ▁player ▁who ▁taught ▁and ▁co ached ▁in ▁S ik eston . ▁ ▁Al lyn ▁St out , ▁former ▁major ▁league ▁pitch er ▁who ▁played ▁for ▁four ▁major ▁league ▁different ▁teams , ▁died ▁in ▁S ik eston ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁buried ▁in ▁S ik eston . ▁ ▁James ▁W ilder ▁Sr ., ▁former ▁NFL ▁player ▁who ▁was ▁an ▁All - Pro ▁running ▁back ▁with ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers , ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁set ▁numerous ▁team ▁records , ▁including ▁team ▁career ▁and ▁single - season ▁records ▁in ▁r ushing ▁yards , ▁most ▁total ▁yards ▁in ▁a ▁season , ▁most ▁total ▁yards ▁in ▁a ▁game , ▁most ▁touch down s ▁scored ▁in ▁a ▁season , ▁and ▁most ▁r ushing ▁touch down s ▁scored ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁ ▁He ▁previously ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁S ik eston ▁High ▁School ▁football ▁team ,