Cavan Biggio’s dad, Craig Biggio has served as special assistant to the general manager of the Astros Since 2008. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 and is the first member of the Hall to be depicted in an Astros uniform on his plaque.
Craig Biggio is an American former second baseman, outfielder, and catcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career from 1988 through 2007 for the Houston Astros.
He was born on December 14, 1965, in Smithtown, New York, United States.
Craig Biggio Cavan’s father graduated from Kings Park High School in Kings Park, New York, where he excelled as a multi-sport varsity athlete.
Most notably, after the 1983 season, Biggio was awarded the Hansen Award, which recognized him as being the best football player in Suffolk County.
However, Biggio’s passion lay in baseball, such that he turned down football scholarships for the opportunity to play baseball for Seton Hall University.