"M" is for Marion, Martin Whiteford [1917-2011]. Baseball player. Marty Marion attended Georgia Tech and then played briefly for Chattanooga in the Southern League. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals organization in 1936 and was assigned to one of their minor league teams. In 1940 he made his major league debut with the Cardinals and was their regular shortstop until 1950. He was a seven-time All Star and was voted Most Valuable Player and Player of the Year in 1944. He won four pennants and three World Championships in his decade with the Cardinals. In 1951 he managed the Cardinals and then moved to the St. Louis Browns and later to the Chicago White Sox. Martin Whiteford Marion had several nicknames including “Slats” [he was 6-2 and weighed only 170] and “the Octopus” [because of his extremely long arms].