Cliff Brumbaugh played 16 seasons of professional baseball, including stints with the Texas Rangers and Colorado Rockies, followed by eight years in South Korea, Japan and Mexico, after leading the University of Delaware to a three-year record of 117-48 that included two North Atlantic Conference titles.

A third baseman, he was named third-team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 1994 and second team in 1995. He was NAC player of the year in 1995 when he batted .442 with 56 RBI and a slugging percentage of .749 and led the NAC in runs, hits and doubles. He batted .413 as a sophomore with a .647 slugging percentage in 1994.

Selected by the Rangers in the 13th round in 1995, he was a league MVP and a five-time All-Star in the minor leagues and played in the Major Leagues with the Rangers and Rockies in 2001. He later played in Asia where he was a four-time All-Star, leading the Hyundai Unicorns to the Korean KBO League championship in 2003 and 2004, with OPS of .912 and 1.076. In 2003, he had the highest all-time batting average and most RBI in Korea Series Championship history.

He concluded his 16-season career with a combined batting average of .380, slugging percentage of .478 and OPS of .858. At William Penn High School, he led the state in batting (.509) and RBI and was first team All-State third baseman as a senior in 1992.