#dick howser

[this-day-in-baseball]

February 23, 1987

Three days into spring training, Dick Howser's attempted comeback after undergoing brain tumor surgery comes to an end when the frail-looking Royals manager finds he is physically too weak to continue. Third base coach Billy Gardner replaces the ill skipper, who will die three months later at St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City.

[this-day-in-baseball]

February 23, 1987

Three days into spring training, Dick Howser’s attempted comeback after undergoing brain tumor surgery comes to an end when the frail-looking Royals manager finds he is physically too weak to continue. Third base coach Billy Gardner replaces the ill skipper, who will die three months later at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City.

[thisisfloridastate]

Took a walk into Dick Howser today

[zellyanks-blog]

Ball on Ham...Meat on Meat Contact