CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former MLB pitcher Dick Hyde passed away Wednesday. Hyde, who attended the University of Illinois and is the father of former Illini pitcher Rich Hyde, was 91 years old. 

A Champaign, Illinois, native, Hyde became one of the first big league pitchers to throw submarine in the 1950s. The arm slot kept him in the majors for six seasons, compiling a 17-14 record with a 3.56 ERA and 25 saves. Hyde led the league with 19 saves in 1958 and finished 12th in MVP voting, ahead of MLB legends like Yogi Berra, Minni Minoso, and Al Kaline. 

"Part of the trouble is we never see pitchers like him," the Orioles' Gene Woodling told Sports Illustrated. "But he's got more than that going for him. That curve of his comes in to left-hand batters like me and rises. That's rough."

Hyde's son Rich was a three-year letterwinner at Illinois from 1989-91 and a part of two Big Ten championship teams. 

To read more about Dick Hyde, read the Sports Illustrated article titled "Some Underhand Relief" by Les Woodcock from Sept. 1, 1958 (click here).