Ex-Players Turn Discipline Into Pay Dirt With 2nd Careers

The insurance industry has much more in common with professional sports than the naming rights to Seattles Safeco Field or The Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

The long hours of disciplined practice on the football field during the fall and the review of basic fundamentals every spring on the baseball diamond have translated into long and profitable careers with insurance agencies and companies for dozens of former big league athletes.

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