| Celebrity thief goes to his knees: Born in 1862, he ended up in an orphanage at age 12. Returning to work on a grandfather's farm in Iowa, he took to baseball; and his amazing speed caught the eye of a pro manager. He played pro ball for 8 years, reaching celebrity status when he stole 95 bases in one season. At age 24, Jesus stole his heart at Pacific Garden Mission, Chicago. Over the next 42 years, Billy Sunday would become the great evangelist predecessor to Billy Graham, spreading the gospel to over 100,000,000 people! Of these, it is said that between 500,000 and 1,000,000 "hit the sawdust trail", coming down front, coming forward at the invitation call to accept Jesus as their savior. |