Glen Gorbous

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Given name: Glen Edward Gorbous
Nicknames: None
Primary Pos: Rightfield
Hght/Wght: 6'2" / 175 lbs
Bats/Throws: L / R
Born: Jul 8, 1930 in Drumheller, ABCA
Died: Jun 12, 1990 in Calgary, ABCA (59 years old)
Debut: Apr 11, 1955

Glen Edward Gorbous (July 8, 1930 - June 12, 1990) was a Canadian professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Redlegs, in early 1955, and the Philadelphia Phillies, from mid-1955 to May, 1957.

Gorbous holds the current world record for longest throw of a baseball, 135.89m (445 feet, 10 inches). The feat took place on August 1, 1957, while he was playing for the Omaha Cardinals of the American Association. In an exhibition he was given a six-step running start and threw the ball from the far right field corner of the stadium to the far left field corner. (Gorbous' world record was set after his brief major league baseball career had already ended.)