Cactus Keck

Frank Joseph "Cactus" Keck was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cincinnati Reds.
Keck attended Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, where he threw a no-hitter against Maplewood [Richmond Heights High School|Maplewood High School]. The St. Louis Browns secured exclusive rights to negotiate a contract with Keck upon his graduation from high school.
Keck ended his professional baseball career in 1930 to become a firefighter in Kirkwood. He retired as an assistant fire chief in 1967 and died in 1981.