Just a typical Hollywood story. Twenty days short of celebrating Don Jr.'s sixth birthday. There are not many leaders.. Being a broadcaster myself, thats the one thing I really appreciated about how he broadcast a game. His widow, 38, is not dwelling on what might have been. A SPORTY FAMILY : If Don Drysdale Jr. Takes After His Mom and Dad, He Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. Fortunately, it was the right decision and the player that we traded for helped us win two WNBA championships. Drysdale was first missed when the Dodgers boarded the bus for the trip to the Expos' ball park for their Saturday night game. In 1965 he was the Dodgers' only .300 hitter and tied his own National League record for pitchers with seven home runs. View Don Drysdale's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Don Drysdale, center, celebrates after pitching the Dodgers to a Game 4 win in the 1965 World Series. As long as you give it your best, there is nothing more you can do. Rick Rizzetto of the Montreal police said a medical examiner estimated the time of death as shortly after midnight Friday. ft. home is a 4 bed, 2.5 bath property. . Most of Meyers family participated in sports, the best known of them Ann, brother Dave, a former UCLA basketball star who went on to the National Basketball Assn. There are a lot of things I don't know about him because it was before the life that we had together. 50 years after shots rang out at the Ambassador Hotel, controversy AMD: Right, David was a senior and most deservedly so. That just happens to be working out, too. He was like this beacon. WIDOW KEEPS DRYSDALE ERA ALIVE AND WELL - Chicago Tribune To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Frick (broadcasters), BBWAA Career Excellence (writers) and O'Neil (lifetime achievement). But I didnt fail. Drysdale was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1956, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. I met him in 1979. . Don Drysdale's daughter not happy widow selling Hall of Famer's items Drysdale is survived by his wife, Ann Meyers Drysdale, a former all-America basketball player at the University of California at Los Angeles, a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and a network broadcaster of basketball games; two sons, Don Jr. and Darren, and a daughter, Drew, from his marriage to Meyers, and a daughter, Kelly, from a previous marriage. The California native, the sixth oldest in a family of 11 children, was the first woman to receive a full athletic scholarship from UCLA, where she was a member of Kodak's All-America team in four straight seasons. Don Drysdale Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac Find out more. She has juggled her broadcast career and family life for nearly seven years, mixing in the commitments of a Hall of Fame husband and more recently her own Hall of Fame celebrity status. "I never hit anybody in the head in my life," he recalled. Meyers was on the playground playing kickball back in 1968 when Howie Bedell singled off Drysdale to end his scoreless inning streak at 58 2/3--a major league record that lasted 20 years. View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen. Don Drysdale, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers whose hopping fastball and brushback pitches put fear into batters during 14 major league seasons, was found dead. [1][2], One of the most dominant pitchers of the late 1950s to mid 1960s,[1] Drysdale stood 6ft 5in (1.96m) tall and was not afraid to throw pitches near batters to keep them off balance. Why waste four pitches when one will do? . She worked the room this way, greeting people at a reception held in her honor and also satisfying her 3-year-old's plea for attention. "There are a whole generation of fans alive today who followed him and saw him play," he said. Or why did I get this award? Don Drysdale played for 2 teams; the Brooklyn Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers. Unfortunately, parents, God bless them, are their own worst enemies. On July 2, 1993, Drysdale worked the television broadcast for the game between the Dodgers and the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium. And Tommy Lasorda, he just basically took the kids in, and Peter OMalley (Dodgers owner at the time), I just cant say enough about the Dodger organization. I was fortunate enough to be at Cooperstown when Don was inducted and it was a sight to behold, Meyers said. But now, obviously, after meeting Donnie, I was just totally involved in it. His post-game interview with Seaver was carried live by both the Sox' network and the Yankees' longtime flagship television station WPIX. [12], Nicknamed "Big D" by fans, Drysdale used brushback pitches and a sidearm fastball to intimidate batters,[3] similar to his fierce fellow Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. We thought he was Player of the Year but they gave it to David Thompson. "That was the one thing that was proudly and prominently displayed in every house in which I ever lived," she said. He knew who I was because I was just coming off my tryout with the Pacers. "Even Hall of Famers lose stature in a team's locker room, but that was not the case with your dad," Hershiser said. Don Jr., known as D.J., is 28 and works at an Internet company in Arizona; Darren is a 26-year-old college student; and daughter Drew is a 23-year-old UCLA history major interested in a music. Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season Full Name: Donald Scott Drysdale Nicknames: Big D or Airedale. And very, very close. Drysdale pitched for the Dodgers instead of Koufax, giving up seven runs in 2+23 innings. A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? He amassed a career record of 209 victories and 167 losses. Drysdale was a good hitting pitcher. Show your love of the game and play a part in preserving past and ensuring the future of the Baseball Hall of Fame. I talked to a lot of athletes for a story recently and invariably the first thing they would tell me was to have fun while you are playing. $209.99 $69.99. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. (Age 33-013d) HOF: Im guessing with your size you played point guard? AMD: It was rewarding. During a 2015 telephone interview from her home in Huntington Beach, Calif., Ann Meyers Drysdale, the 1993 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, talked about life both on and off the court. Don Drysdale Position: Pitcher Bats: Right Throws: Right 6-5 , 190lb (196cm, 86kg) Born: July 23, 1936 in Van Nuys, CA us More bio, uniform, draft, salary info Hall of Fame Cy Young 9x All-Star 3x World Series ML PoY 53 53 Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. But she credits her ability to persevere in the business to things she learned in sports. It just happened to work out that way. Don Jr., known as D.J., is 28 and works at an Internet company in Arizona; Darren is a 26-year-old college student; and daughter Drew is a 23-year-old UCLA history major interested in a music career. A 'Free Agent' in 1966. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only. - BL-9879-93 (Milo Stewart, Jr. / National Baseball Hall of Fame). Los Angeles Dodgers Don Drysdale Gray Replica Men's Road Player Jersey. Now she's heartbroken that Don Drysdale's widow is selling memorabilia from his years as a star pitcher for the Dodgers. "You have to wonder when two players of different teams have the same agent," he said. He was the one who kind of initiated it. Her fame exploded in 1979 when she became the first women to be signed to a contract by a NBA team. She has been nominated to the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was 20 days shy of 57. He also worked with his Angels' partner Dick Enberg on Los Angeles Rams football broadcasts from 19731976. But while Campanella's family requested a private service that drew 200 people, the Dodgers advertised today's service on their recent television broadcasts and the resultant crowds of fans had to be partitioned off in a parking lot. Drysdale, in his sixth season as a Dodgers broadcaster, was 56. Annie got that for me for a birthday present and it is the best.. Don "DJ" Drysdale Jr., MBA - Loan Originator - LinkedIn RFK Jr., who was just 14 when his dad was killed, said he reached the conclusion that a second gunman got away after visiting for three hours late last year with his father's convicted assassin.
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