Bunning, Jim (23 Oct. 1931–26 May 2017), baseball player, congressman, and U.S. Senator, was born James Paul David Bunning in Covington, Kentucky, the middle son of Louis Bunning, a ladder-manufacturing factory owner, and Gladys Best Bunning. The family stressed their Catholic faith and the importance of education. After a multisport career at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Jim graduated in ...
