<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Victoria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Drake Hogestyn (/ ˈhʌdʒstən /; born Donald Drake Hogestyn, September 29, 1953) is an American actor best known for his long running role as John Black on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives . </P> <P> Hogestyn was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he graduated from North Side High School . He attended the University of South Florida in Tampa on a baseball scholarship, majoring in pre-dentistry . He graduated with a double major in microbiology and applied sciences . He was then drafted by two professional baseball organizations: the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees . Hogestyn signed with the Yankees and played third base for one of their farm teams until he was injured in 1978 . </P>

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