Started By
Message

re: Biles and Rapinoe to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

Posted on 7/1/22 at 1:36 pm to
Posted by elprez00
Hammond, LA
Member since Sep 2011
29489 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 1:36 pm to
quote:

Ted Williams No

Ted Williams sacrificed his prime playing years serving his country in the Marine Corps fighting in two wars and flew as John Glenn’s wingman for most of his tour in Korea.

He’s also arguably the greatest hitter to ever play the game.

I’d say he’s pretty worthy.
Posted by hojo
St. Louis, MO
Member since Mar 2005
1366 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 1:48 pm to
quote:

Ted Williams sacrificed his prime playing years serving his country in the Marine Corps fighting in two wars and flew as John Glenn’s wingman for most of his tour in Korea.

He’s also arguably the greatest hitter to ever play the game.

I’d say he’s pretty worthy


Yep, Williams lost 5 prime years of his career to war. Hit 521 homeruns. Assuming 40 hr a year those lost years, he would have hit well north of 700 homeruns and hit .344. That's Babe Ruth territory (though Ruth played his first several years as a pitcher and during the dead ball era).
This post was edited on 7/1/22 at 1:49 pm
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
263293 posts
Posted on 7/1/22 at 2:04 pm to
quote:

Ted Williams sacrificed his prime playing years serving his country in the Marine Corps fighting in two wars and flew as John Glenn’s wingman for most of his tour in Korea.

He’s also arguably the greatest hitter to ever play the game.

I’d say he’s pretty worthy.



Williams was a legit legend. Not only a fighter pilot and one of the greatest hitters ever, but a noted outdoorsman too.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 1Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram