OT-Tim Wakefield Passes Away

[HuskyHawk]

Very sad news. He was a superb player who did all the team asked of him across multiple roles. His death is a loss to all of us, but mostly his family and friends. A father of two, passing way too early at 57. His family must be devastated. RIP Tim.

In more sad news, Russ Francis has died in a plane crash. My first favorite player for the Patriots.

 

[EROCK CONN]

I had drinks with him once. I had a blast …. I think he did too … by his demeanor , you never would have known he was a pro ball player.

 

[Mister P]

Another loss for New England sports fans.
All Pro TE Russ Francis was killed in a plane crash.
One of the better tight ends of his era.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Another Yankee fan here. I thought the world of Tim Wakefield. One of my favorite players.

Yet again, I'm another Yankee fan, but really loved Wakefield as a player. Such a fun pitcher to watch, so versatile and seemed like a great guy.

 

[August_West]

A Yankee fan but liked Wakefield. Cancer is the pits, took my wife almost a year ago. RIP Wake.

Im sorry to hear that Cohen.

 

[HCCForever]

Link from Florida Tech site.


He was a good hitter in college.

Mr. Wakefield came to Florida Tech in the late 1980s and soon established his athletic acumen. A first basemen on the Panthers baseball team, he was named Most Valuable Player in 1987 as a sophomore and 1988 as a junior. Some of his records still stand, including single season slugging percentage and homeruns in 1987 (.798 and 22, respectively) and his career slugging percentage of .646.


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