All posts tagged "ted williams"
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24.0K2MassachusettsThe Jimmy Fund Jimmy Survives, Gives Ted Williams a Thrill
Einar Gustafson was a 12-year-old cancer patient who launched the Jimmy Fund in 1948 and then quietly succumbed to the disease. Or...
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33.1K6Arts and LeisureTed Williams, The First Latin American Superstar
Few people knew Red Sox great Ted Williams had Mexican ancestry. That’s because he didn’t tell them. Teddy Samuel Williams was born...
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13.1K2Arts and LeisureWe Wuz Robbed, or How Jack Sharkey Boxed His Way to a Catchphrase
Jack Sharkey not only won the world heavyweight championship but was responsible for the classic sports expression: We wuz robbed. Sharkey,...
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16.2K4Arts and LeisureThe Hidden History of Fenway’s Red Seat (For Those Who Aren’t Diehard Red Sox Fans)
A lone red seat in Fenway Park’s green bleacher section marks the longest home run ever hit by the greatest hitter ever...
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19.8K2Arts and LeisureGeorge Frazier on the Best-Dressed Men of 1960
For 40 years, George Frazier was to Boston what Jimmy Breslin was to New York, what Mike Royko was to Chicago and...
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9.1K2Arts and LeisureHoover High Boy Wins AL MVP as 1949 Red Sox
Well before he joined the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams was a baseball star when he played for Hoover High in San...
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