re: CHC Thread: ChiSox 2 Cubs 7 | F | Cubs Win!!!

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Hawk Harrelson

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You are in luck my friend. Hawk retired last season

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Ken Harrelson, the 1968 American League Player of the Year, a two-time Illinois Sportscaster of the Year and five-time Emmy Award winner, begins his 32nd season in the White Sox television booth and eighth with analyst Steve Stone ... agreed to a multiyear extension prior to the 2016 season ... will work an 81-game schedule this season, including 78 road games (not including Toronto), the home opener and two games vs. the Cubs at U.S. Cellular Field ... has been a finalist for the 2007 and 2013 Ford Frick Awards, presented annually since 1978 for major contributions to baseball broadcasting ... the broadcast level at U.S. Cellular Field was renamed the "Hawk Harrelson Broadcast Level" on 4/29/11 ... was honored with the 2010 Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism in the broadcast category at The Union League Club in Chicago on 1/19/11 ... past recipients of the award include Bob Costas, Pat Foley, Greg Gumbel and Brent Musburger ... the White Sox celebrated "Hawk Harrelson night" on 6/8/10, where he was saluted by a number of special guests in a pre-game ceremony ... the Hawk's exuberant home run call and colorful nicknames have become familiar to Sox fans ... received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Comcast SportsNet Awards Dinner in February 2007, which benefited the March of dimes ... also worked in the broadcast booth for the Sox from 1982-85 ... left the booth on 10/2/85 to become Sox Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations ... after serving as the club's General Manager for one season, he resigned to resume his broadcasting career ... served as play-by-play man for New York Yankees telecasts on Sportschannel New York in 1987-88 ... began his broadcasting career with Boston in 1975, where he worked until joining the White Sox in 1981 ... Harrelson played Major League Baseball for nine seasons, helping the Red Sox win the American League pennant in 1967 ... enjoyed his finest season with Boston in 1968, when he hit 35 home runs with a major-league leading 109 RBI ... hit 30 home runs when he split the 1969 season between the Red Sox and Cleveland... also played with Washington and Kansas City during his career, which ended with a broken leg in 1970 ... is credited with bringing the batting glove to baseball ... played golf professionally for three and one-half years, qualifying for and playing in the 1972 British Open and winning some small tournaments, before beginning his broadcasting career with the Red Sox ... also competed on the Celebrity Golf Association and Celebrity Players tours, winning the Celebrity Golf Invitational in 1994 and the Dan Marino Charity Golf Invitational in 1999 when he beat Rick Rhoden in a playoff ... participated in the Michael Jordan/Ronald McDonald Children's Charities Celebrity Golf Classic ... Harrelson, who was an All-America basketball player in high school, has been heavily involved through the years in raising money for Chicago White Sox Charities, including hosting the annual Hawk Open charity golf outing ... Harrelson and his wife, Aris, have two children: daughter Krista and son Casey, and two grandchildren: Nico and Alexander ... his son Casey, who played in the White Sox minor-league system in 1999, is a professional golfer ... the family resides in Granger, Ind.

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