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Todd Helton
is a Knoxville native and is known as one of the best sluggers in UT history
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Todd Helton was named the 1995 National Collegiate Baseball player of the year. He was a dual-sport athlete at UT Knoxville, lettering in baseball and football, where he was backed by future Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning. In his 1997 debut for the Colorado Rockies, Todd Helton recorded his first hit and homerun. He would conclude his Major League Baseball career with 369 home runs and 2,519 hits.
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Todd Helton’s best season came in 2000, when he blasted a National League season record 216 hits and led the major leagues in batting average, RBI, doubles, total bases, extra base hits and slugging percentage. Mr. Helton became only the fourth player in National League history to lead in both batting average and RBIs. He was named the Associated Press Major League Baseball player of the year. Todd Helton’s prolific career also included the Hank Aaron Award and being named an all-star five times.
Recent News
May 7, 2021
Todd Helton Discusses How Business is Booming for Baseball Cards
Todd Helton & Colorado Rockies fans are used to seeing lots of home runs. The altitude at Coors Field has been responsible for all kinds of excitement over the years. Now, it’s trading cards that are hitting it out of the park. Baseball cards have reached an all-time high in both popularity and value. Just […]
April 4, 2021
Former Batting Champion Todd Helton Gives Batting Advice
Todd Helton is well known for being one of the best hitters in the history of Major League Baseball. Over the course of his 17-year career, which he spent entirely with the Colorado Rockies, Helton amassed more than 2,500 hits and was named an All-Star five times. Due to the success that he had at […]
March 3, 2021
Five-Time All-Star Baseball Great Todd Helton Discusses Ways Student-Athletes Can Perfect Their Sport During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Todd Helton explains how disruption of the norm in terms of how student-athletes compete and train should not be a roadblock. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted sporting events across the globe. For student-athletes, the pandemic continues to be a challenge due to school closures and other precautionary measures to contain the virus. In a recent […]
February 2, 2021
Todd Helton Prolific Athletic Career Could Result in Hall of Fame Induction
Todd Helton is well known throughout the sports world as being a generational athlete and one of the most successful professional baseball players in Major League Baseball throughout his 17-year career. His athletic successes started at a young age and continued until his retirement. Due to his success, he is consistently up for consideration for […]