American baseball player.
Born June 22nd, 1903 in Carthage.
Died November 21st, 1988 at 85 years old in Scottsdale.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson