Congrats to Mr. Ken Harrelson

Earlier today, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that longtime Chicago White Sox announcer Ken “Hawk” Harrelson has been named the winner of the 2020 Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence.

This seems like an opportune time to share a pre-Blog TTM return:

Sent: 3/26/2019 | Received: 4/5/2019 | 9 Days
2/2: 1967 Topps [Base], 2018 Topps [Base – Gold] (White Sox Team Card)
Address: Home (Orlando, FL) from SportsCollectors.Net

Harrelson is of course known for his signature, “You can put it on the boooard… YES!” home run call. He was, however, a very good player over nine big league seasons. In 1968 with the Red Sox, he hit .275/.356/.518 and finished third in the MVP voting. His career ended after a broken leg in Spring Training 1970, at just 29 years old.

He was (briefly) a professional golfer, started broadcasting in 1975 (first with the Red Sox) and – news to me – served as the White Sox general manager in 1985 (notable moves: fired Tony La Russa and Dave Dombrowski, traded rookie Bobby Bonilla for José DeLeón).

Hawk personalized the cards to my sons -- “To Nate, my buddy” and “To Luke, my pal.”

So I say again, congratulations Mr. Ken “Hawk” Harrelson.