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Sep 22, 2017 · One of the greatest pitchers in baseball history, Nolan Ryan is a true Texas icon. Today is the 24th anniversary of his final MLB start. Browse through the photos for a look at his life and his...
- Demetrio Teniente
- Digital Sports Producer
Aug 4, 2016 · Thursday is the 23rd anniversary of arguably the most infamous brawl in baseball history: the Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura battle at Arlington Stadium in Texas. The White Sox and Rangers had...
- Early Life
- Professional Career
- Life After Baseball
- Conclusion
Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. was born on January 31, 1947, in the small Texas town of Refugio to parents Lynn Sr. and Martha Lee Hancock. When he was just a few weeks old, the family moved to Alvin, Texas where Lynn worked for the Houston Post. Ryan was the youngest of six children, and often helped his father with various odd jobs around the house and for...
Ryan reported to the Appalachian League, where he continued his strikeout prowess and honed his craft. The Mets were repeatedly impressed with the hard-throwing Ryan, and they promoted him multiple times throughout 1965 and 1966 through their farm system. He made his Major League debut at Shea Stadium in 1966 at just 19 years old. Many of his famil...
In the years after he retired from baseball, Ryan went into business with a number of endeavors. He served as a spokesman for Advil, was on the Presidential Commission for physical fitness, and owned various restaurants around Texas. In 2008, Ryan became the Rangers’ team President, and the following year, he purchased a controlling stake in the fr...
Nolan Ryan had a career unlike any other player in the history of baseball. To play for 27 years is one thing, to play for 27 years as a power pitcher is another. Ryan’s hard work maintaining his physical fitness has remained influential today. He did more than perhaps anyone else to promote weight training, as prior knowledge had been to forgo wei...
May 20, 2022 · The documentary shows plenty of highlights from Ryan's playing career. There are interviews with Hall of Fame players like George Brett, Rod Carew and Dave Winfield who had to face him, and...
Mar 28, 1993 · A look at Nolan, by the numbers, as he approaches the last windup: 0--Cy Young Awards he’s won. In 1987, he became the only NL pitcher to lead the league in ERA (2.76) and strikeouts (270) and...
May 24, 2022 · Nolan and Ruth were high school sweethearts, who are set to celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary this summer in a relationship that dates back to when she first saw Nolan on an Alvin...
May 20, 2022 · Rod Carew, George Brett and Pete Rose share their memories of facing Ryan (“He was conveniently wild,” Rose says of Ryan), and former teammates talk about the thrill of playing alongside such ...
