Pat Riley

Pat Riley's father, Lee Riley, was a professional baseball player who played for 22 years in the minor leagues for 21 different teams. He also played one season in the major leagues. This was in 1944, when he played for the Philadelphia Blue Jays. He was 38 years old when he began and ended his major league career. He went on to become a minor league manager.

Leon Francis Riley was born on August 20, 1906, in Princeton, Nebraska. As an outfielder in the minor leagues, he led his league in batting at one time, once in triples, twice in homers, and twice in batting average. His minor league career batting average was .314, with 2,418 hits, including 248 home runs.

Lee Riley died in Schenectady, New York on September 13, 1970. This was the same year that his son Pat Riley became a basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers.