Buford Billy Champion (September 18, 1947 – January 7, 2017) was an American professional baseball right-handed pitcher, coach, and scout who played in 202 games in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers, from 1969–1976.

[1] He was traded along with Don Money and John Vukovich by the Phillies to the Brewers for Jim Lonborg, Ken Brett, Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson on October 31, 1972.

[2] Champion went on to become a scout for the Chicago Cubs and pitching coach for the Greenville Braves.

[citation needed] Champion died on January 7, 2017, in Shelby, North Carolina, at the age of 69.

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