In the middle of the night, Chicago Cubs legend Ron Santo passed away, at the age of 70 following a battle with bladder cancer.
?My siblings and I first knew Ron Santo as fans, listening to him in the broadcast booth,? said Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts .� ?We knew him for his passion, his loyalty, his great personal courage and his tremendous sense of humor.� It was our great honor to get to know him personally in our first year as owners.
For our two part 2008 exclusive with Santo go here and here
?Since he retired he was a powerful spokesperson for Juvenile Diabetes Research.� For the last 21 years, his love for baseball and passion for the Cubs was felt in every one of his broadcasts…In the days and seasons ahead, we will honor Ron and celebrate all he has meant to our team and our fans.� Ron?s number 10 will always be close to our hearts and Ron will forever be a member of the Cubs family.?
A nine-time National League All-Star and five-time Gold Glove Award winner, Santo hit .277 with 365 doubles, 67 triples, 342 home runs, 1,331 RBI and 1,138 runs in 2,243 games covering 15 major league seasons with the Cubs (1960-73) and White Sox (1974).
Born February 25, 1940 in Seattle , Wash. , Santo ranked [More …]
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