Charley Pride's pursuit of a spot on an MLB roster took him from the Mississippi Delta to Montana, California, Florida and eventually to Nashville and country music stardom.
I remember reading about Charley Pride being in spring training with the Brewers way back when and I thought it was pretty cool that the Crew gave him a chance to enjoy baseball after his playing days. What a great story. The other cool thing about this column is that Charley Trippi is 100 years old and I read somewhere else that he's still following the Cardinals closely. He has to be one of the oldest surviving players, and definitely the oldest surviving NFL champion. Doug Jones hit 90 on the speed gun at age 42, and he thought it was an accident.
I remember reading about Charley Pride being in spring training with the Brewers way back when and I thought it was pretty cool that the Crew gave him a chance to enjoy baseball after his playing days. What a great story. The other cool thing about this column is that Charley Trippi is 100 years old and I read somewhere else that he's still following the Cardinals closely. He has to be one of the oldest surviving players, and definitely the oldest surviving NFL champion. Doug Jones hit 90 on the speed gun at age 42, and he thought it was an accident.