Alan Francis is a horseshoes pitcher from Defiance, Ohio.
[1][2] He is also the only player to consistently pitch over 90%,[3] and is regarded by many as the greatest horseshoe pitcher ever.
[4] The New York Times wrote that he may be "the most dominant athlete in any sport in the country".
He was raised in Blythedale, Missouri, part of a family of full-time farmers and part-time horseshoe pitchers.
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