Millsaps College -- Claude Passeau, the oldest living member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the Millsaps College Sports Hall of Fame, celebrated his 94th birthday Wednesday, April 9, 2003.

"I'm starting to get old," Passeau said from his home in Lucedale, Miss. "When I move, I hurt, but I'm waiting on my next hundred."

A 13-year Major League veteran with Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Chicago, Passeau pitched a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers in game 3 of the 1945 World Series, the last World Series victory for the Cubs. All four of Passeau's All-Star seasons were with Chicago. Passeau was the National League's starting pitcher in the 1946 All-Star Game.

Passeau was born in Waynesboro, Miss., and was a multi-sport athlete who earned 12 letters at Millsaps College from 1928-1932.