Max Lanier
Baseball
Inducted: 2001
- Native of Denton, NC
- Pitched in the major leagues from 1938–1946 and 1949–1953, mostly for St. Louis Cardinals
- Won 108 games, lost 82
- Second in National League with 1.90 earned run average in 1943
- Won games in 1942 and 1944 World Series
- Banned briefly from majors for attempting to jump to Mexican League in 1946
