Leon Bip Roberts played in the Major Leagues for 12 years, was  drafted by the Padres and made his Major League Debut April 4, 1986   with San Diego, he was versatile player who played the infield and  outfield, he played for six teams  the Padres, Royals, Reds, Indians,  Tigers and the Athletics.

He has  a career batting average of 294, played in 1202 games, was an All-Star  in 1992 with the Reds and was 8th in MVP voting for the 92 season.

Bip  is an Oakland Native,  Alum of Skyline High School, served as their  Baseball Coach in ???, he was honored by the City of Oakland for his  outstanding service as a mentor to Oakland youth, he is currently a Real  Estate Broker, and just celebrated his 20th year as an Game Analyst on  NBCSports California for A's pre and post game broadcasts.  He is also  an A's Alumni Ambassador.